Paititi Professional Centertone Composite Wood Piccolo Flute Silver Plated Head Joint Ebonite Composite Wood Body with Case

My daughter plays the flute and this $100 instrument performed amicably. Surprising quality for $100 range.

Sounds great.

It's ok. Feels more like a practice piccolo. But for the money. It's ok.

Good piccolo for a high school student or marching band. I'll be keeping it as a backup. Calling this a "professional" piccolo is overkill. The material is plastic (resin) -- which is good, but not "space age" or "wood". My $1000 Pearl resin piccolo is easier to play and has a better tone. But this inexpensive piccolo plays well enough and is reasonably in tune. The pads seal well and all the notes come out okay. You'll need a piccolo size cleaning swab. The microfiber cloth is much too big for the inside. It will work fine for wiping off fingerprints from the outside. The cleaning rod is tan colored plastic made to look like wood. Plastic is fine for a cleaning rod. The case looks good from the outside, but the A flat key ends up touching the head joint. Not the best fit. My only complaint is that the description and title of the piccolo make it sound nicer than it actually is. It's still a student level piccolo at a student level price.

Exactly what I order. Was not disappointed at all! Very good quality

*This should not be used as a beginner piccolo. If you're a beginner, I would recommend purchasing a silver piccolo from a trusted brand such as Yamaha as they are the easiest to play when transferring from flute to picc. If you're collegiate or looking for a real “professional” piccolo, please purchase a grenadilla wood picc as they sound much better in wind ensemble/orchestral environments. Great brands include Powell, Burkart, Pearl, and Trevor James. I'm not a fan of composite piccolos, but I do know that this is incomparable to other composites. I tested this against 20+ year old composite piccs and this one had a horrendous tone and extremely clanky keys and somehow played worse than those old piccolos. Along with that, the traditional fingering for Bb does not work with this piccolo (on the one that I received), which makes using thumb Bb a must for all students and playing chromatically really difficult. This was obviously made in a cheap environment, but that's also what you get for paying so little, decent composites start at least $500 and professional wood piccolos can be $2K-$10K.

Honestly if you get lucky and the piccolo is not damaged it works just great. I would recommend using this for marching band instead of concert as tone isn't the best but it is acceptable. Overall great piccolo, definitely would recommend if you are a beginner so you can just have it to noodle around or for marching band.

Small and compact but a great Wood Piccolo.