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| Braun Piccolo |
Scale protected by German. Pat. Nr. 3502 842 / USA Pat.Nr. 4714 000
The Braun piccolo has been on the market since 1985. This instrument is used by a large
number of leading soloists and orchestral flautists, and is currently considered one of the
best piccolos in the world.
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Entirely new calculations led to a particularly well-tuned instrument with only one C tone
hole for the thumb key ("Briccialdi" thumb key). This construction, which gets very close to
the acoustic conditions for the concert flute, is unique for wooden piccolos.
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The chief characteristics of Braun piccolos are:
 excellent intonation and an even sound throughout the three registers
big, focused sound, especially in the low and middle registers
easier response, especially in the difficult third octave
The basis for the exceptional quality of Braun wooden flutes and piccolos is the selection
of high-grade woods.Thus only carefully-selected, well-seasoned, extremely close-grained and attractive black African
grenadilla (Dalbergia melanoxylon) with excellent tonal qualities is used.
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| The following models are available: |
Grenadilla head and body
headjoint with "Braun" modified-wave embouchure or smooth
925/000 sterling-silver mechanism
with or without E-mechanism
fitted with "A. Braun" piccolo pads
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Headjoint with modified-wave embouchure.
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Headjoint with smooth embouchure. |
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A. Braun pads for piccolo
(DGM 296 05 677.4 / Patent pending)
These pads are made of a material insensitive to moisture and with a coating on the side facing the
tone hole. The coating consists of silicon rubber, which has a microstructured surface.
This structure is similar to the surface qualities of the wooden bore, thus ensuring the
deadening of undesirable high frequencies.
The new construction of the pad creates:
a quick, powerful, clear response
a particularly well-structured and beautiful sound
a very pleasant feel
reliability of the padding as a result of the insensitivity to moisture and stable shape
 of the silicon-rubber layer
long period of usage without adjustment
Special models, such as instruments with open G-sharp key, gold-plated mechanism or
other customised features can be planned and manufactured.
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Piccolo with open G-sharp |
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Piccolo with open G-sharp and with inverted B-Bb thumb lever |
Pitch
Flutes and piccolos can be supplied with scales at the following pitches:
a' = 440 Hz or 442 Hz or 444 Hz
The basic pitch facilitates unproblematic playing within a ± 2Hz range, according to
personal playing style.
Customising
Within a year of purchase, the instrument supplied will upon request be customised
to suit the individual's personal playing style.
Accessories
The instrument is supplied in a high-quality leather case with a padded cover. A pull-through stick and cloth are supplied.
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