Scherzer Rotary Valve Piccolo Trumpet

Scherzer Rotary Valve Piccolo Trumpet
This a very fine piccolo trumpet. Intonation is very good and the horn is easy to blow over it's entire range. I do find that I need to pull the 4th valve slide about 1/4 to 1/3 inch when I play in A. This horn gets a light clear sound and I have found it to be a great choice when working with a vocalist or a choir. Rotary valve horns in general seem to have softer attacks than piston horns which also makes them better in working with singers. The valves are great once you get used to the shorter stroke as opposed to pistons. Once they are broken in there isn't anything too technical for this horn, as long as you keep the valves linkage clean and well lubricated. The choice of 3 different B flat lead pipes is a great advantage, but I have found that I use the largest almost all of the time. I have found that I can over blow the horn on the smaller lead pipes if I really open up when doing a solo with organ or a brass ensemble. This is a great horn.