This piccolo is excellent for it's price. For around 100 dollars, it is a great deal. The piccolo did come with all of the things required; the zippered case, gloves, joint grease, strap, cleansing cloth, and rod. The case is good; the zipper is occasionally stuck, but after a second, it generally opens.
Onto the piccolo itself. The piccolo is superb The notes are fairly in tune if you pull the head piece out a little in the highest register. The lower register resonates extremely well and has a nice warm feeling to it. The middle register is good. Although the notes are slightly airy, I blame it on my skills and my embouchure because I am still accustomed to the flute, which has a much wider embouchure. The highest register is good as well. If the head piece is fully in, the notes are about 70 cents off tune. On a tuner, if I were to play an G natural in the highest register, the G would come out as an flat Ab. However, to solve this problem, I just pull the head piece out so that a little of the cork is showing and adjust the embouchure so that both the lower and the higher registers are on tune.
Generally, I am pleased with this purchase. It hasn't fallen apart yet, nor are any of the pads leaking so far. While not as warm sounding as the grenadilla piccolos (I play in an orchestra and band), the resin body is perfect for people in both concert bands and marching bands because of its durability and its "loudness".
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I have been playing the flute/piccolo for 15 years. I have experience with both cheap and expensive instruments. I was in search of a piccolo that I would be able to play both indoors and outdoors without having to worry too much about it being affected by poor weather conditions. I got the black plastic body with the silver plated keys and headjoint. I've now had this piccolo for about 2 weeks and I like it. Obviously, I wasn't expecting it to be an amazing quality piccolo, those get pretty pricey. For what it costs, this Mendini piccolo plays wonderfully and tunes easily. With that being said, it is obvious to an experienced flutist that it is not top quality, but it gets the job done.This piccolo is perfect for beginners, marching bands, or people who just play for fun in a local community band (such as myself). If you're a professional you wouldn't be buying a piccolo from Amazon.The piccolo comes with a bag style case with a strap, a cleaning rod, cleaning cloth (for polishing) and cork grease.Some of the other reviews mention horror stories with the piccolo being damaged, deteriorating quickly, or not playing properly. I personally havent had any issues - but of course I've only had it for 2 weeks. If a problem presents itself I will leave a review.
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I have been playing the flute/piccolo for 15 years. I have experience with both cheap and expensive instruments. I was in search of a piccolo that I would be able to play both indoors and outdoors without having to worry too much about it being affected by poor weather conditions. I got the black plastic body with the silver plated keys and headjoint. I've now had this piccolo for about 2 weeks and I like it. Obviously, I wasn't expecting it to be an amazing quality piccolo, those get pretty pricey. For what it costs, this Mendini piccolo plays wonderfully and tunes easily. With that being said, it is obvious to an experienced flutist that it is not top quality, but it gets the job done.
This piccolo is perfect for beginners, marching bands, or people who just play for fun in a local community band (such as myself). If you're a professional you wouldn't be buying a piccolo from Amazon.
The piccolo comes with a bag style case with a strap, a cleaning rod, cleaning cloth (for polishing) and cork grease.
Some of the other reviews mention horror stories with the piccolo being damaged, deteriorating quickly, or not playing properly. I personally havent had any issues - but of course I've only had it for 2 weeks. If a problem presents itself I will leave a review.
This piccolo is perfect for beginners, marching bands, or people who just play for fun in a local community band (such as myself). If you're a professional you wouldn't be buying a piccolo from Amazon.
The piccolo comes with a bag style case with a strap, a cleaning rod, cleaning cloth (for polishing) and cork grease.
Some of the other reviews mention horror stories with the piccolo being damaged, deteriorating quickly, or not playing properly. I personally havent had any issues - but of course I've only had it for 2 weeks. If a problem presents itself I will leave a review.
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