Thomann TR-901S Piccolo Trumpet

I have had my piccolo for some months now and I feel it is time to write an review about it. This is my first piccolo and I was struggling to play it as I know all that have started on one has. Now I have the hang of it and I am playing beautiful music with it at religious settings and solo set ups. I have had other brass musicians ask about this pic I told them its Thomann and they would not believe me!! The clarity is great indoors and out doors. The pro is the price! Can't beat that along with its great quality. The con would be thinking cheap is bad. It is not in my opinion. It is great. The con is not really a con if you think about it. Over all I love it and it gets the job done for me. Thank you.

I recently bought this piccolo trumpet to replace my Schilke P5-4MA that my daughter took with her to college. I've been playing professionally for over 30+ years and my daughter has taken my Schilke X3, E3L, P5-4MA, Bach Stradivarius 229 25R C trumpet and Bach Stradivarius Flugelhorn to College. Luckily I have other pro Bb an C trumpets but she has taken almost all my small trumpets. This Thomann piccolo trumpet is an exceptional instrument for the price. It does seem a little tighter than the P5-4MA. Having the correct mouthpiece is the key to all piccolo trumpets not just this one. I have played piccolo trumpets professionally for 30+ years. I play a Warburton 5S with a Ken Titmus KTCM Reverse Taper GG backbore. The Warburton H backbore is a similar option to the KT backbore. With the proper mouthpiece the quality of sound and intonation throughout the instrument is exceptional. I haven't found any bad notes. I do plan to play this professionally and I'm sure nobody could tell if I were playing this piccolo or the P5-4. That's how good the sound is. If you buy this instrument make sure you are playing a lead style mouthpiece with a shallow cup and a tight backbore. I'm sure a Schilke 14A4A, 13A4A, or 11A4A would work great with this piccolo. It also appears to be a well built instrument. Use good valve oil. I hope this review helps anyone who reads it.

I've also just ordered the Thomann 600 Flugelhorn and I'll let you know what I think as soon as I get it. I wouldn't have ordered it if I wasn't happy with this piccolo. In the future I will probably buy one of the Thomann Eb trumpets as well. I'm very impressed with the quality.

well, i've had this piccolo for about a month now, and just finished a week of les mis, and i gotta say, i love it.
the reviews are mixed, people losing sight of the fact that it's under £400, clearly it's not the best in the world, it's not a yamaha or a schilke, but then i'm not good enough nor busy enough to justify spending an enormous amount of money on a picc i'm only going to play once in a blue moon and then put it back on top of the wardrobe. but...
for me, the major selling point was the fact it has a trumpet lead pipe, so my usual mouthpiece fits just fine, making the job much easier - i don't necessarily hold with the 'different mouthpieces for different styles' thing, a 7C for these 16 bars, something else for jazz, something else for screamers, blah blah, find one you like and practice. my regular mouthpiece fits and i can play it without worrying.
the valves are great, bit of oil and a proper warm-up go a long way - no, you can't expect to just pick it up and play it, despite what i said about swapping mouthpieces, you've still got to find the centre of it - but it was ready to rock from day 1, all 4 valves smooth and quiet, well-centred, comfortable, absolutely no worries mid-show.
the intonation isn't absolutely 100% perfect (although it's pretty close), but i've yet to play any trumpet/cornet/flugel ever where it is. i would respectfully suggest that if you're a working muso that needs a picc you should be enough of a player to know where the warm spots are and adjust accordingly - you can't always blame the instrument, you're not a viola player. 'chops & ears' as someone used to say, listen to yourself and the ensemble and learn what to do about it.
the finish is flawless, bright & shiny, again the argument that a bright silver finish adds to the tone - my tone is pretty bright anyway, so the silver finish add a little extra zing to that.
in short, i love it, the les mis MD loved it, the flautist sitting in front me has rather more mixed views...
it's an excellent starter picc, if there is such a thing, and a pretty good upgrade if you need something better, i'd have no hesitation about turning up with it for any gig that required a picc, except brandenburg 2, like i said, i'm just not good enough, but the solo in the middle of "just haven't met you yet" absolutely sings...