Heckelphone

From Oddwinds

The heckelphone (Category 1) is a double reed conical bore instrument introduced in 1904 by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. The original and least odd type of heckelphone is characterized by a broad bell, large tone holes, and a globular bell. It is pitched in C, one octave below the oboe.

[edit] Heckelphone family

Besides the original heckelphone, the heckelphone family consists of:

Piccolo heckelphone in F, one fourth above the oboe.

Terz heckelphone in Eb, one minor third above the oboe.

[edit] Pictures

Saxpics.com -- pull down the "Slide Sax and Misc. Oddments" menu to find "Heckelphone".

[edit] Miscellaneous Links

Heckelmania: Music prof finds rare musical instrument on Internet -- article on a heckelphonist at the University of Washington.

Heckelphone 80 Years Old by Gunther Joppig -- In depth article on the heckelphone.

Heckelphone entry in Contrabass Mania.

Les Roseaux Chantants web site (in French and German) appears to be about a double reed chamber music group; the page about one of its members includes a photo of a heckelphone, a baritone oboe, an English horn, an oboe d'amore, an oboe, and a musette. There's also a link to a page with photos and some information about the heckelphone, the basse de musette, and the bassoon d'amour.