Vent holes. Some flutes have them some do not. I know the debate about sound, some like it others do not
To my knowledge no fife or piccolo has these. Dose any one have an explanation?
The Fife I can understand because sound quality and uses were different, but I do not understand why the piccolo never had them.
Easy. Piccolos stop at D - they don’t have the extension down to C# & C like the old 8-key flute had. If you’re copying an old 8-key flute, you either copy the extension with the C# and C keys, replace the C# and C keys with plain vents, or do away with the extra wood (and air) and reinvent the Short D foot such as the old English 4-keys and the French 5-keys had. On the piccolo, the decision has been made for you.
Terry