August Richard Hammig Grenadilla Wood Piccolo (137/2) Nickel Silver Head/keys
AUGUST RICHARD HAMMIG (137/2) GRENADILLA WOOD PICCOLO – FULLY REPADDED. Hammig are renowned piccolo makers and are coveted by some of the world’s top players. B etween 1906 and 1920 the brothers Philipp Hammig and August Richard Hammig started to specialize the instrument making of the Hammig workshop. First both started learning their profession in their fathers workshop, then August Richard Hammig went to Saarbrücken and Philipp Hammig to Berlin to the firm Rittershausen to study specialized flute making. 5% DISCOUNT – Can be offered, please contact me for details. This particular piccolo is marked 137 2 and also 1941, which we believe may have been the date of manufacture. The mechanism, keys and headjoint are all made from nickel silver and the mechanism and keys show sign of age. I have known players to silver plate the keys and mechanism but we have left this as original and cleaned. The headjoint is the original metal head with ebonite lip, very common for this time. The lip is formed into a wave style and helps to focus the sound. We have stripped the mechanism down, oiled, cleaned and then repadded in cork. The condition of the wood is excellent and the seasoned Grenadilla has aged beautifully with no cracks or repairs. The piccolo plays well and holds the tone nicely. It doesn’t have the finesse of sound that a modern Hammig has, this is to be expected, but it has a lovely tone and one can always have another head made for the body. I have priced low purely on condition of the nickel silver and the metal head but this is a rare and sought-after maker. I can offer a discount as mentioned above and please contact me for details. Please contact me directly for any queries and my number is 07939 014248. The item “AUGUST RICHARD HAMMIG GRENADILLA WOOD PICCOLO (137/2) NICKEL SILVER HEAD/KEYS” is in sale since Tuesday, March 23, 2021. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments\Wind & Woodwind\Band & Orchestral\Piccolos”. The seller is “londonflutes” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Instrument: Piccolo
- Type: C
- Headjoint Material: Nickel Silver
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Brand: Hammig