Piccolo Trumpets

Piccolo Trumpets

Piccolo Trumpets are the smallest of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard Bb trumpet. The tubing in the Bb piccolo trumpet is one-half the length of that in a standard Bb trumpet.

Piccolo trumpets are usually built to play in either Bb or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key.  Most piccolos have 4 valves to extend the usable range making low concert D playable, another solution to this is to have 3 piston valves and a rotor in the 3rd valve slide usually adding an extra tone to the bottom of the range.

Piccolo trumpets in G, F, and even high C are also manufactured, but are less common.

We keep a range in stock, from instruments appropriate for the student trumpeter right across to top of the range models from manufacturers such as Scherzer and Yamaha.

Instruments listed as being in stock are available to try if you are able to visit us or to buy online.
Instruments listed as “to order” can be purchased online but we recommend contacting us for an estimated delivery date before ordering.
All of our instruments are checked and set up before we send them to you.