Just purchased on evilbay…
http://www.ebay.it/itm/151552232056?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648
…what the hell I bought?
Someone can help me with fingering charts?
Same fingering as any simple-system flute, just plays an octave higher (at least it appears to be in D, and not Bb or F).
Pat
many thanks, mate 
There is some info on my piccolo page in my signature.
thank you very much, i don’t know if is an irish, britton, or french instrument, i’ll check it once received!
I’d say German…
Most definitely a "nach Meyer " style Germanic jobbie, missing its crown.
geez, a kartoffeln’s stuff 
and what about the fingering???
Fingering, as has already been suggested, will be standard simple system. See resources in the Fingering Chart Sticky. Or via the bottom link in my signature.
No-one seems to have mentioned the keyed whistle that comes with the piccolo. Looks nice. Same fingering as for the piccolo and any simple system flute.
No-one seems to have mentioned the keyed whistle that comes with the piccolo
That’s probably because that is a different, still ongoing auction you’re thinking of.
The whistle in that one is pretty battered I think, missing keys, no pads etc.
Oh, sorry. I just followed the link in the OP and that’s where it took me.
Confusion hits!
The link in the OP now goes to an auction ended page, you probably went to the link, by the same poster, on the whistle forum?
I didn’t think so … but who knows? I definitely went via here. But anyway, I obviously ended up in the wrong place for some reason. Probably me being stupid. Not to worry.
well i just received the fife.
Is a nice 6 key meyer-style fife, the keys are in good conditions and moves freely, no cracks on the ebony body, very good conditions.
The pads are hard like a stone, i’ve just ordered a new set from R5-usa to replace this crap.
I’ve carefully disassembled and cleaned the piccolo, and now is ready to a good repadding…
After a look in our forum, i found this thread
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/miller-browne-miller-wickes-6-key-piccolos/85395/1
…so i soon ordered a Susato oriole mouthpiece to make a conversion:
http://www.heritagemusic.ca/store/p246/Susato_Oriole_Whistle_Mouthpiece_.html
I know: a wooden fipple has a better look, maybe a better sound but this is the fastest and easy solution i found.
As an alternative i should use a Sweetone fipple:
http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/whistles/inexpensive/Clarke/Sweetone/4nat.JPG
Some suggestion/tips to have a correct intonation?
Many thanks in advance
A.
There are a few things you need to keep in mind when placing the whistle head on top of the piccolo body. Have I got it right that that is what you are trying to accomplish?
One thing you have dodged is that the nach-Meyer instruments should not have a parabolic head section. So you should not have to replicate a Boehm style bore to preserve intonation.
I would think that you will want to preserve the bore diameter in the new head section based on that of the body where it joins the head. I would think that the Oriole head is going to be too narrow for that, but I could be wrong. It does have a relatively small window. The Sweetones have a larger window and may produce a better tone. So take measurements of the piccolo. The Oriole coupling fits a ~5/8" o.d. tube as I recall. It might work. But check the bore on the body to be sure. If the Oriole is too narrow you could try a Sweetone D head. If that is too small then try a Sweetone C whistle head. It is a little larger still.
Next you have figure out how to position the sounding edge of the blade on the whistle head at the distance equivalent to the center of the piccolo head’s embouchure hole with the tuning slide set to where the piccolo plays in tune. You’ll want to be able to adjust that distance for pitch and tuning as well. So you are interested in preserving the tuning slide design. This would generally require making a coupler between the whistle head and piccolo body/barrel out a suitable material. Brass tubing is a good choice but any material with a compatible inside bore diameter would work. You’ll likely need to machine both ends to fit both the head and the body/barrel.
If you can do that you should be ready to take a test drive.
The right way to do this is to make a custom whistle head from a suitable material, matching both the inside and outside diameters of the piccolo and retaining the aesthetics of the old design. The voicing window should be sized to an area similar to the original head’s embouchure hole. But a proper tuning slide could absolve you from that need.
By the way, Stu’s instrument is pretty unique. This type of conversion is more frequently done on a modern piccolo. You can look at David O’Brien’s Whisolo to get an idea how that is done.
Have fun.
Feadoggie
great as always, Fea…
Many thanks
well: i will use the original embochure, cutting it at the proper lenght and trimming it, so i will slip the mouthpiece on it. I will preserve the original tuning slide.
I will cut the part a little longer to avoid problems, so i’ll try both the mouthpieces. I don’t know the Oriole’s sound i know very well the Sweetone’s one and i like it very much.