I am not a professional flute/piccolo player, and bought this in order to play piccolo again.This is a great value for the price, however the sound quality isn't the greatest.

In the box, I received a cleaning cloth, cleaning rod, hard case, grease, and the piccolo itself. I was surprised to receive the grease as I had read other reviews saying they didn't get it. The piccolo was wrapped in a layer of tissue paper and covered in small plastic sleeves. There weren't any scratches or defects in the finish.

When I play it, the notes sound very airy. Also, the case is a nice sturdy hard case, but the inside doesn't hold the piccolo tightly and there isn't much room to keep the cleaning cloth inside. I ended up cutting mine and using about two-thirds for cleaning the metal and the last third with the cleaning rod.

On the other hand, this is built really well. I don't feel like it's going to snap in my hands if I hold it too tight, and the keys all work without being hard to close like I've seen with other instruments. This would be good for a beginner as the notes are easy to hit. The color is nice as well - mine looks to be on the "warmer" side of the spectrum while still having that nickel color.

All in all, this is a really good value for the price, but don't expect it to be like the more expensive options. If you are a beginner wanting to try the piccolo, this is a good entry-level instrument for not a lot of investment.

I purchase this for my sons girl friend she had been putting this on her list for more then a few years and her parent told her she had one and did not need a new one. She loves purple and when I saw this it was a great price, I knew it was what she would love. My son was with her when she opened it he said the look on her face and her Parents face was priceless. Shee is not that bad of a player, she has brought it over here so we could hear her play a tune she practice on. Well worth my time and money for me to make her that happy.

Got this as a gift for my daughter to play around with. She is a flute player. She loved this piccolo and took right to it.! Not the highest quality around but I'm surprised it doesn't seem real cheaply made either. The tone I'm told is a little sharp or metallic. This is definitely not a concert quality instrument, but she has used it some at school (7th grade) pep rallies and one small part in a concert. it's a fantastic value for the price and a great piccolo to learn on and play around with before purchasing a better one.

This little inexpensive piccolo started something for my daughter when she was in junior high school. She loved it! And you know, it sounded pretty good! She still plays flute, but this inexpensive piccolo it sparked a love for playing the piccolo with her. She upgraded to a nicer piccolo over time and got better and better. In high school she's been All Region flute, but nows she's also All Region and All Area on the piccolo.

This piccolo is a such great gift for a young flute player that is curious about trying the piccolo.

I bought this piccolo to use in rallies as a member of the Husky Marching Band. It plays better than I expected but it takes so getting used to get out notes higher than high G. The piccolo is exactly the color it appears and is great for UW! Overall, it's great for its purpose.

This is a nice piccolo. My daughter was playing the flute, and the senior who was graduating that played the schools piccolo complained about it. So, we bought this inexpensive piccolo for her to take his place when he graduated. It has worked. She is now the solo piccolo player for the school. She loves it. She is more comfortable as a soloist and is loving this instrument. The only thing bad thing is that some of the long hinges along the side have become bent after long use, but the local music store was able to fix them.