Detail 01
Grenadilla wood body and headjoint
Dense wood gives a darker, less piercing tone than metal. It also demands slow break-in and stable humidity.
Product detailSKU #1304104101786
YamahaYPC-62 Professional Piccolo With Wave Style Headjoint
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Professional grenadilla piccolo with a wave-cut headjoint and split E mechanism. For orchestral and wind ensemble players ready to leave a student instrument.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Orchestral piccolo chairs needing reliable high-register control
- Advanced flutists doubling on piccolo for concert band
- Students stepping up from a plastic or composite piccolo
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Beginners — wood needs careful break-in and humidity control
- Marching band and outdoor use, where wood cracks
- Players wanting the brighter, harder edge of a metal piccolo
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Split E mechanism
Divides the G keys so high E speaks cleanly and in tune, instead of cracking or refusing to sound.
Detail 03
Wave-cut headjoint
A contoured blowing edge that helps focus air, easing high-register response and articulation.
Detail 04
Conical bore
The tapered bore inside the headjoint stabilizes intonation across octaves, a standard trait of orchestral piccolos.
Detail 05
Undercut tone holes
Hand-shaped hole edges improve response and evenness note to note, especially in soft playing.
Detail 06
Concave contoured keys, nickel-silver
Cupped key surfaces locate fingers by feel. Nickel-silver is stiffer than plain nickel, holding regulation longer.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Wood piccolos need break-in: short sessions the first weeks, then gradually longer
- 02Budget for regular swabbing and a humidity-stable case environment
- 03Cold rooms and rapid temperature swings are the main crack risk
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Why does a wood piccolo cost so much more than plastic?
Grenadilla is dense, slow to season and hand-finished. Add the split E mechanism and undercut tone holes and you are paying for machining and voicing time, not just material.
02What does split E actually do?
High E is a notoriously unstable note on piccolo. Split E closes the lower G key independently so the note centers and sounds reliably rather than cracking.
03Can I use this for marching band?
Not advisable. Wood reacts badly to temperature swings and moisture outdoors. Most players keep a composite or metal piccolo for field use.
04How is a wood piccolo different in sound?
Darker and rounder, with less cutting edge than metal. It blends into an orchestra or wind ensemble instead of sitting on top of it.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Tone Holes
- undercut
1 detailsPlayability
- Key
- C
5 detailsBody & build
- Headjoint
- "wave" cut; grenadilla wood; conical bore
- Body Style
- standard
- Key Material
- nickel-silver
- Body Material
- grenadilla wood
- Body Shape
- standard
7 detailsOther
- Plating
- silver (keys and posts)
- Key Mechanism
- split E
- Key Types
- concave contoured with ribbed key post
- Bumper Type
- neoprene
- Level
- professional
- Screw Type
- straight
- Spring Type
- stainless steel
