| Author | Topic: Want a newer piccolo |
Anonymous
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| posted: 5/16/2007 at 2:23:59 PM ET
This is on eBay:
CONCERT PICCOLO -(company in) BANKRUPTCY- NEW SILVER C PICCOLOS- MINT (condition)
You are bidding on a brand new 2007 model WEIMAR Piccolo. I was able to acquire 30 of these beautiful horns. They come with a nice hard shell plush line case. The piccolo is in mint great condition. MSRP is $825.00 Winner pays $18.00 shipping in USA.
I have had my flute and piccolo for over a decade. They are well known names, but I'm not up on "new" companies. Can't find out any info about this company, is it some over seas knock-off? The picture of the piccolo is beautiful on eBay. Is this worth a bid to get a "newer 2007" generation instrument with "good tone quality" as stated???
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MaestroC
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n/a | posted: 5/27/2007 at 1:16:00 AM ET
You might want to take a look at this other DataDragon thread on Wiemar instruments:
http://www.datadragon.com/cgi-bin/pmessage.pl?action=read&fid=edu&mid=5051
Sounds like some people are not happy, but still not a lot of information about the company.
Chad Criswell
Band Director
Southeast Polk Comm. Schools
http://www.musicedmagic.com
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 maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 5/30/2007 at 8:38:19 PM ET
Invest in Geimeinhardt or Artley/Armstrong. Avoid knock-offs. Or anything new that is dirt cheap. You'll get what you pay for.
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shamrockbandkel
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5/31/2007 | posted: 5/31/2007 at 10:34:52 PM ET
What maintube said... If you are serious about playing your instrument, then get a seriously good one -- not a knock off or something that won't be repairable. Look for something used that has a few years on it and get a good, no great, repair tech to give it an overhaul. You'd be amazed at the music you can produce with a 25-30 year old instrument that is solidly made and designed for MUSIC!
There is no "I" in band.
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Anonymous
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| posted: 7/19/2009 at 8:17:54 PM ET
This is posted on ebay.
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CONCERT PICCOLO-BANKRUPTCY-NEW SILVER C PICCOLOS-MINT
You are bidding on a brand new 2008 model WEIMAR Piccolo. I was able to acquire 30 of these beautiful horns. They come with a nice hard shell plush line case. The piccolo is in mint great condition. MSRP is $825.oo. Winner pays $18.00 shipping in USA. Canada, Puerto Rico and Hawaii add $8.00. Thanks for looking.
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Very odd that this is almost word for word the same auction someone was asking about two years ago. Only the model year is different. I was seriously considering bidding on one of these but think I'm going to avoid this seller.
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Anonymous
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| posted: 8/5/2009 at 11:42:42 PM ET
New piccolos in the $100-200 range (even some UNDER $100) are pretty much worthless. The only place in the world you can make a piccolo that would retail for around a hundred or two would be China or India, neither of which has a reputation for churning out high quality band instruments, or even ACCEPTABLE quality for that matter. It MIGHT play OK for a while, but eventually you'll have to get it repaired(i.e. it WILL break. No question.) No self-respecting instrument technician will want to work on it, if you DO find one to work on it no one will want to warranty the repair work because of the poor quality of the cheap metals used as well as the poor tooling on the parts. Buy a used piccolo made in USA or even Japan and you'll be miles ahead.
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