{"product_id":"english-6-key-piccolo-eptjezl3-ryva9296","title":"English 6-Key Piccolo, Db\/C#","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlays at Db\/C# (A=440) with the tuning slide extended a few millimeters. The tone is clear and projects well. The instrument asks something of the player in return: holding the scale in check across the registers calls for active lipping up and down to keep the intonation seated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe keywork is block mounted, a style associated with earlier 19th-century English piccolo construction, and it is particularly well executed here. The six keys are a distinctive feature. By the 19th century the piccolo had grown to carry up to six closed-hole keys, extending its reach across sharps and flats. Instruments of this type, pitched in Db, were a mainstay of the military and wind bands of the era, where the Db pitch let the flat-heavy band repertoire fall under more comfortable fingerings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently overhauled, with fresh pads throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish Flute Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47943661912290,"sku":"epTJeZL3-RYVA9296","price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/2331\/files\/1Q7A8828.jpg?v=1783029300","url":"https:\/\/www.irishflutestore.com\/products\/english-6-key-piccolo-eptjezl3-ryva9296","provider":"Irish Flute Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}