Heckelphone

Heckelphone
Woodwind instrument
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.112
(Double-reeded aerophone with keys)
Developed1904
Related instruments

The heckelphone (German: Heckelphon) is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. The idea to create the instrument was initiated by Richard Wagner, who suggested its concept at the occasion of a visit of Wilhelm Heckel in 1879.[1] Introduced in 1904, it is similar to the oboe but, like the bass oboe, pitched an octave lower, the heckelphone has a significantly larger bore.

  1. ^ "Heckelphon". Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-08.