[TPIN] Adding resistance to a piccolo trumpet - lead pipe options

[Glenn Bengry]

Michael and Mates,
 
  I got two of the last picc leadpipes that Gene Pilzcuk ever made on my picc.  They had come a long way from the original designs that Pilzcuk had developed.  He had begun to make smaller Venturi suzes and had gone to 18 chambers instead of 12.  I've not played on a picc that sounds any better than this one does with these Pilzcuk leadpipes.  That's why I'm still playing on a Benge short bell from the early 80s.  A Schilke doesn't have a thing on this horn in terms of ease of playing.  And, in my opinion, gets a  much richer, more trumpet-like sound.
 
    I'm not sure what models Rich Ita is now selling, but these pipes are worth the research if one is trying to make his or her picc play better.  Blackburn gets a lot of ink because a lot of guys have played the pipes with success.  Pilzcuk doesn't get talked about as much but they are exceptional quality pipes.
 
glenn
 
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> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:22:39 -0400> From: mikedfox at erols.com> To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu> Subject: [TPIN] Adding resistance to a piccolo trumpet - lead pipe options> > In addition to the Blackburn lead pipes - don't forget Pilczuk pipes. > They're available from Rich Ita's brass shop in GA. I worked with Rich > and with Cliff and his team to find just the right Bb pipe (Blackburn) > and A pipe (Pilczuk) for my 35 year-old horn.> > Both shops were very helpful, professional and accommodating, shipping > me multiple lead pipes, and only charging me for the ones I kept after a > reasonable "trial" period. I spent less than $400 to fix problems with > the horn that had bugged me since I bought it in 1978!> > http://www.brassinstrumentworkshop.com/html/pilczuk_pipes.html> > http://www.blackburntrumpets.com/home.html> > Michael>