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Wilhelm Heckel GmbH

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Wilhelm Heckel GmbH
Company typePrivate
Founded1831; 193 years ago (1831)
FounderJohann Adam Heckel
Headquarters,
Germany
Websiteheckel.de Edit this at Wikidata

Wilhelm Heckel GmbH, also known simply as Heckel, 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

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  1. ^ Reiter, Edith (2014). Wilhelm Heckel: Six Generations Dedicated to Music (PDF). Marix Verlag. ISBN 978-3737404549.
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