This is a simple question, I can not find it online, but how much is it, just to get a grenadilla piccolo pads replaced? thanks

That will depend on who you're using, and what the quality of work is you're expecting. If you're looking at cork pads rather than traditional felt, or your piccolo has an unusual mechanism that is harder for a tech to work with, it may up the price. Where your located will make a big difference, as can the season, and even the type of instrument that you have. What I'm getting at is that it's impossible for us to give you a concrete number in answer to your question. Low quality pad jobs can cost 100-150 dollars, but you'll probably soon be having issues with leaks. I pay about $950 dollars to get my best instruments repadded when it's necessary, but that's by a top notch tech. The range of prices is huge, so you'll have to ask around and see what kind of price a repad is going for in your area.

I just want to get a some what idea, and that helped, now I read that people can do it them selves, now I was thinking of trying it on an older piccolo i dont hvae, but pads need to be fixed? and see what could happen.

* an older piccolo i have, but its only the pads thats wrong with it

There's a special art to seating piccolo pads, and I would encourage you to try to learn, but don't expect do be able to do it yourself after only one go. Picc pads are set in place using shellac (and some heat to set it), and especially with a wooden instrument, this can be a dangerous proposition. If you want to learn to replace pads, Jon Landell offers courses each summer in repair and maintainance (which are excellent...Very educational, but very fun). Until you have the proper training, tools, and materials, I would not suggest trying to repad anything by yourself.

I took the Landell course several years ago. It covered flute, and not piccolo. Does the course now include piccolo?

If you ask him to demonstrate picc techniques, he will....The courses pretty much cover anything that you want to learn/have time to learn. In any case, the technique is quite similar to that of installing pads in the trill keys, which you should have covered.

There's a special art to seating piccolo pads, and I would encourage you to try to learn, but don't expect do be able to do it yourself after only one go. Picc pads are set in place using shellac (and some heat to set it), and especially with a wooden instrument, this can be a dangerous proposition.

Picc pad replacement is more like clarinet or oboe. It is not like changing flute pads at all. Bladder pads work fine on Piccs but many people prefer cork pads or synthetics of some type. (partly, the water-logging issue with small bore instruments).

Piccs repads can seem harder at first than flute. After you know what you are doing they are actually a bit easier to do.

I would expect anywhere for $300-500 minimum for a pro picc repad.

Some people use shellac, but that is less common these days. Hot melt is probably more common now. Again, It depends on what type of pad you will be putting in. If you opt for cork there are two vastly different methods for installation. It depends on whether the tech chooses to float the pads or not.

Joe B