This piccolo snare is incredible value for money.
I was surprised at the quality of the fittings and even the skins when I took it out of the box.
It feels robust and has a reassuring weight (unless you like your snare as light as a feather, then you won't be quite as happy).
The online sound is very good and reflects the actual acoustic sound of this drum. Well Done Thomann!
The snare tightens/slackens to a very satisfactory level for me delivering either a "sloppy slap" of a snare sound, or a "tight crack" cutting through everything else on stage. This is my first piccolo snare and I was a little anxious as to whether I would really like it, but when comparing it to my 5" depth snare, it is not hugely different in overall pitch/tone - I guess it comes down to the general tuning to some extent.
I will change the top skin for an Evans to gain some tone but for an out-of-the-box batter head I was fairly pleased.
I am genuinely happy with this snare and happily recommend to anyone considering adding a piccolo to their set-up.