Every time I place my piccolo in my hands, the keys feel like a natural extension of my fingers. The actions that are created by my hands are translated onto the tiny silver button beneath the pads of my fingers. After many years of playing this instrument, the keys of the piccolo have become my second set of hand joints.
Similar to the skeleton of a hand, the keys are attached to a joint on the rod. Each key can be moved individually and perform distinct movements. With 13 keys in total, there are countless of other pieces of metal that form the “skeleton” of the piccolo. A human hand has 5 fingers, but needs 27 bones to make up the structure and function of the hand. Who knew that a woodwind instrument is so similar to our own biological skeleton?
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