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Heckelphone #4980

According to Edith Reiter's 2014 book this instrument was completed on 1 November 1981; it was then acquired by the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Germany, which still owns it as of 2024. From its initial purchase up to 2013, it was played by Rainer Otto, and since 2013, it is being played regularly by Katrin Stüble.

Heckelphone #4980 is a model 36 voll cons with a relatively rarely seen black finish.

Some pictures (from 2024) of heckelphone #4980 in a rather unusual setting:

Heckelphone #4980 in its case Heckelphone #4980 in the wild Heckelphone #4980 next to an oboe Heckelphone #4980 next to an oboe (2) Heckelphone #4980 vs oboe bell

Heckelphone #4980, explained (in German) and beautifully played by Katrin Stüble (2015):

Staatsorchester Stuttgart logo

Many thanks to Katrin Stüble of Stuttgart (Germany) for providing the information and pictures shown on this page, and to the Staatsorchester Stuttgart for their kind permission to publish them here. Thanks also to Werner Schulze of Vienna (Austria) for earlier information on this instrument. To provide further details on the history of this instrument, please contact me at heckelphone@gmx.net.