[TPIN] Bach Picc

[Daniel,John]

They discontinued this model several years ago.  It was 
never a favorite, for all the reasons you mentioned.
John

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:53:45 +0000
  Achias1 at mchsi.com wrote:
> I had a chance to try an older Bach picc at a local 
>music store last night. It
> was a used instrument and a strange one indeed.
> 
> It looked like a piccolo herald trumpet with the bell 
>going straight out with no
> turns. There was a ring on the first valve slide, but 
>the total adjustable
> length was about 1/4 inch. The third slide had more 
>range but it had a lot of
> play. It had a cornet shank and three valves.
> 
> The sound was pretty good, but the intonation was 
>atrocious. Without the fourth
> valve, there wasn't a lot of alternate fingerings 
>available. I could get most of
> the notes in tune, but A and B natural were unusably 
>flat.
> 
> It's a cute instrument but not good for much else than a 
>wall ornament.
> 
> Does anybody have any experience with this picc?
> 
> Dave
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