CONSTRUCTION OF PICCOLOS

Classification:

1. Aerophone
2. edge-tone instument without fipple
3. woodwind instrument.

Material:

1. Tubing:wood(grenadilla,cocus wood),metal(silver,nickel silver ,brass) (or) plastic.
2. Keywork:silver,nickel silver.

Emboucher:

Rectangular with rounded corners.

narrower than concert flutes

Tubing:

length approx:32cm.

2 parts: head (cylindrical),joint-body(conical (or) viceversa)

Bore:

medium

inner diameter approx:10mm

Keys/finger holes:

Boehm mechanism

Tuning:

C (rarely Db,Eb).

In the course of 19th century,Piccolos were built according to more than 40 sets of fingerings, in seven different keys and from six various materials.