ACB Doubler's Piccolo Trumpet: A great entry-level professional piccolo

Wow! This is new to me, never even touched a piccolo before, and as a complete newbie I can't speak to a lot oif things, but my first impression is extremely favorable. I bought a satin model as a B-stock, but cannot find anything about it that looks less than new. It is a beautiful finish, the valves work great, I am impressed by everything so far. The case is about as perfect as can be, the right size to hold the piccolo and a little case for the leadpipes, and a nice roomy accessory pocket for the usual stuff. I think I am going to love this little trumpet.

I’ve had my Doubler Piccolo in silver for about a week and it’s very impressive. I’ve played my Schilke P5-4MA professionally for 30+ years. My daughter recently went off to college as a trumpet major and I sent my P5-4 with her. This killed me. I ordered the doubler to play as a replacement. While waiting for the doubler to arrive I was given another P5-4 by a friend I gig’d with for 30+ years because he had to stop playing. I’ve been playing them side by side all week. They play extremely similar. The valves are the biggest difference between them. The doubler valves work well and the instrument plays very well. I would easily feel comfortable performing any of the piccolo rep such as the Bach Magnificat on it professionally. It really has a great sound and it’s well made. Like all piccolo’s you have to have the right mouthpiece. The short shank mouthpiece it came with is also a great mouthpiece. Make sure you figure out which leadpipe is meant for the short shank mouthpiece. Very impressive!

When I had this company recommended to me, I was a little unsure about it. When I had first called and spoke with Eric, he was very helpful and answered all of my questions. About a week later I had called and spoke with Laura. She helped find the right things for me. After ordering on a Monday, I had received everything in amazing condition on Friday. I am also MULTIPLE states away from them. I will forever recommend this company for anyone that is looking for any certain types and level of instrument. THANKS ACB!!!

Easy play. Excellent intonation.

A long wait but worth it. I got it as a personal challenge to better my all around playing. This is my second Austin Custom Brass horn, having bought a Pocket Trumpet a few years ago for practicing on business trips. I am a total novice to Piccolo, and having read and watched all the advice online, I was expecting a lot troubles in the transition to the "wee beastie". However I was pleasantly surprised at how open the horn played; I was able to get a 2-1/2 octave range with decent tone from day one. Of course I have a lot to learn, especially on the nuances of use of the 4th valve. So far overall, I am very pleased with the horn. Construction seems solid especially given the pricepoint. Horn was clean as a whistle out of the case and pretty much everything was in good order. My only two very minor criticisms are 1) the lead-ins of the valve cap threads are not as smooth to start as my old Bach 37 and 2) the sewing on the included lead pipe storage bag was not the best but I had an extra Bob Reeves mouthpiece bag that fits all the pipes, a spare mouthpiece and it fits perfectly in the case. Thank you Trent for another great value horn.

I'm floored by how great this sounds! I was a little nervous considering I hadn't played piccolo before but the tone and response of this instrument was exceptional. Incredible value for the money. The adapter for cornet or trumpet mouthpiece is a nice addition so you can see which works better for you. Definitely will be buying more from ACB in the future! -InstrumentManiac

I know this says entry-level piccolo, but having played Yamaha, Scherzer, and Getzen Piccolos, I would recommend this to the all-around players who occasionally need a Pic for church, or accompanying Vocal Literature, etc. If you are a full-time Pic player, it would be an affordable backup for your Scherzer. As with any harmony trumpets, play around with alternate fingerings, very often the 4th valve is your friend. If it had a Trigger on the 4th valve it would be perfect.

I had initially ordered the Doubler in Satin Lacquer but with the shipping delays Josh took care of everything to get me into a Silver Plate horn much sooner. The horn plays phenomenally (better than my previous horn which was a Stomvi) and has already become my new favorite thing to practice! Looking forward to using it this coming holiday season and beyond! I cannot recommend Trent, Josh and the rest of the crew at ACB enough!!

What a great horn! It plays very well on both sides and is a great deal for the price. Better than the horn is the unbelievable customer service from Trent Austin and his staff. I will definitely buy from ACB again!