Scherzer Rotary Piccolo

Scherzer Rotary Piccolo Trumpet

This job involves rotor fitting and adjustment of the overall playability.  The rotors were very stiff and slower than the players expectations.   Most of the literature this performer will be using this trumpet for will obviously require very quick and responsive rotor action.  Like most new Instruments the break in period can be very tedious and many times frustrating time for the performers.  

After thorough inspection we established a plan to remove rotors, check fitting, inspect rotor casings, rotors, braces for any burs and or solder imperfections.  Due to the delicate nature of most smaller trumpets some stress-tension spots were found. This may cause the responsiveness and resonance to be less than what the performer prefers.  This tends to be crucial for Piccolo literature requirements





The next step is alterations of the leadpipe. This particular artist has specific playability characteristics for each pipe. We altered each pipe as requested then performed numerous tests searching for the sound requirements being requested.

Final stage is the thorough play testing. I tend to use equipment I am familiar with as a reference point.  The scale and tuning of common excerpts are checked.  Improving the playability is so important due to the extreme difficulty and range of most piccolo trumpet literature.  Ultimately as the customer test of their individual instrument is the most important part of the process.