| I can't imagine being comfortable playing something that requires that much manipulation. I spent $500 and two trips to the repair shop to get my used Kanstul 1500 to a point where I was comfortable playing it.
Get a good repair tech to go through the horn. Have the valves aligned. There may even be some solder in the horn somewhere or some tubes might be out of round(all were the cast on the 1500).
Also, consider another picc of the same model. You might have more success there. Finally, there are a lot of outstanding piccolos out there. Schilke, Kanstul, Scherzer, Yamaha. Surely the B&S isn't the only one whose sound you like. |