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Wilhelm Heckel GmbH

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Wilhelm Heckel GmbH
Company typePrivate
Gegründet1831; 193 years ago (1831)
GründerJohann Adam Heckel
Hauptsitz
Wiesbaden
,
Deutschland
Websiteheckel.de

Wilhelm Heckel GmbH is a manufacturer of woodwind instruments based in Wiesbaden, Germany. It is best known for its bassoons, which are considered some of the finest available.[1]

The company was established in 1831 by the instrument maker Johann Adam Heckel. It remains a family-owned business.

Wilhelm Heckel is also known for its production of contrabassoons and heckelphones. It also formerly produced oboes, piccolo heckelphones, and heckel-clarinas.

References

  1. ^ "The Double Reeds of Indiana: FOX Bassoons" by Nora Post


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