Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The heckelphone was a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and introduced in the late 19th century. It is similar to a oboe but with a wider bore and a deeper sound. Richard Strauss's 1905 opera Salome calls for a heckelphone. See also: Piccolo heckelphone, List of musical instruments This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.