What Is the Cheap Yamaha Piccolo YPC-32 for students?

June 23, 2023
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Yamaha Piccolo

The Yamaha YPC-32 is an excellent student model piccolo. It features a silver-plated headjoint with a lip plate, which can help some players transition from the metal concert flute.

However, the YPC-32 has a plastic body with silver-plated keys, so it’s not as shrill as an all metal piccolo. You get a split E mechanism to help play the third octave E more easily.

While I haven’t played this model, I’ve met other people who have played it. My college had a few that some flute players used to play the piccolo in marching band, and they sounded great on it.

Compared to other plastic and metal combination piccolos, it’s a bit expensive. But Yamaha is known for making good-quality instruments, so you can use this piccolo for a long time.

If you like playing a wood Yamaha in orchestra or wind ensemble, this may be a good backup piccolo. That way, you have a piccolo that works with you that you can play outside.

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