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The orchestral repertoire makes many demands on the piccolo. The player depends on this instrument to confidently produce a strong, colorful sound that is in tune on the high notes of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8, while projecting in the low passages of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. A Powell piccolo produces a dark, lyrical tone that makes the instrument sound like an extension of the flute.
Materials: Piccolos are available in two choices of wood and two choices for precious metal key work.
- Grenadilla (East Africa) or kingwood (Brazil)
- Sterling silver or 9k rose gold
Headjoint and Mechanical Options:
- Traditional
- Profiled embouchure (the lip plate is carved from the wood)
- Wave embouchure
- Split-E
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