Piccolo

I’m going to be playing piccolo in band now. I e-mailed one of the piccolo players to see if she might want me to take on some of the piccolo parts from a lady that just left band for the summer. She said that she’d be happy to let me go through and pick out what I want to play. And said that when the other lady comes back there are still usually plenty of piccolo parts to split 3 ways.

I actually just bought myself a new piccolo. I had a silver plated yamaha in high school. I liked it but didn’t love it. I sold it after I moved up here. A year or so ago I bought a really cheap no name piccolo just to have one again. Then last week I found a brand new solid silver Gemeinhardt Piccolo for $580. This specific model usually sells for around $1,400. It was a hell of a deal so I talked it over with hubby and he agreed to let me buy it. I just got it today and tested it out. It’s wonderful, it’s got a nice scale and a gorgeous tone.

The only downside to piccolo is that it kills my right ear to play really high notes. It’s worth it though b/c piccolo is just such a cool little instrument. 🙂

I’m probably going to try to sell my cheap no-name piccolo. I probably won’t get even $100 bucks for it but we’ll see. It’d be a good solution for a kid in marching band who doesn’t want to spend a lot on a piccolo but that’s about all it’s suited for.

Anyway, that’s all for now.

Aa’ menle nauva calen ar’ ta hwesta e’ ale’quenle
May thy paths be green and the breeze on thy back