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Re: piccolos

Author: ron b  Date:   2003-04-11 19:42 First thing I would do in your situation, Kelsey, is ask a repair tech to check your piccolo out for you. Then you'll know whether it's playable as is or needs some work to make it so. Artleys are okay, so-so, instruments and yours (in playing condition) should serve your interests very well for quite some time. Piccolos are a bit tricky to re-pad, more so than flutes in my estimation, so that's best done, if need be, by someone well experienced with the process. Tarnish is no real functional problem unless it's affecting the tone holes or key action; in which case the tech will need to clean(dress) them and lubricate the mechanism. Otherwise, to clean or not to clean for appearance sake is up to you. You might be able to handle the task yourself with a good metal instrument polishing cloth available at most major music stores. A most useful little booklet, in my opinion, is the Flute Tipbook, published by the Tipbook Company (Netherlands), distributed by Hal Leonard Corp., also available at most major music stores. <www.tipbook.com> <www.halleonard.com> Happy Tootin'! ron b Post Edited (2003-04-11 20:46)

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