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heckelphone

noun
heck·​el·​phone | \ ˈhekəl, fōn\

Definition of heckelphone

: a woodwind instrument of the oboe family pitched an octave below the normal oboe

History and Etymology for heckelphone

German heckelphon, from Wilhelm Heckel, 20th century German instrument maker, its inventor + German -phon -phone

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