Wiener Pauken Produktions GmbH Mahler Piccolo 620
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Wiener Pauken Produktions GmbH
Mahler Piccolo 620
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This Mahler Piccolo 620 is a beautifully crafted, historically informed instrument. It's a serious investment, delivering a truly authentic Viennese timpani sound ideal for historically informed performance practice and discerning professionals seeking a unique, warm tone. Be prepared for the maintenance goat skin heads require; this isn’t a beginner’s timpani.
Product Description
- Wiener Pauken Produktions GmbH Mahler Piccolo 620
- Piccolo Timpani
- Gustav Mahler model
- Hans Schnellar system
- Tonal range: D to B
- Shell diameter: 550 mm
- Head diameter: 620 mm
- Shell height: 470 mm
- Playing height: 820 mm
- Total height including tuning crank: 940 mm
- Wide brass foot
- The tonal range may vary in high humidity or extreme dryness
- Reduction to the essentials for the highest sound quality and perfect functionality - the instrument consists exclusively of components that serve to produce sound
- Heads made of goat skin
- The hand-hammered copper shell and brass timpani feet (optionally also available in aluminium) connect the instrument to the stage and together they produce the typical Viennese timpani sound
- so treasured by Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss
- The technically simple tuning mechanism guarantees almost maintenance-free playing
- All parts are handcrafted
- thus slight deviations are possible
- The hand-signed nameplate identifies each of our instruments as unique
- Handmade in Austria
- • Hand-hammered copper shell delivers exceptional warmth and projection.
- • Goat skin heads offer a historically accurate, nuanced timbre.
- • Hans Schnellar system provides reliable, responsive tuning.
- • Wide brass feet ensure stability and a classic aesthetic.
- • Goat skin heads require more frequent and meticulous maintenance.
- • Limited tonal range restricts versatility for modern orchestral demands.
- • Premium-priced, making it inaccessible for many students or smaller ensembles.
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