| Description | 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 at the occasion of a visit of Wilhelm Heckel in 1879. Introduced in 1904, it is similar to the oboe but pitched an octave lower. |
| On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckelphone |
| Parent instrument | Oboe |