Talk:Heckelphone

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[edit] Heckelphone or Bass Oboe?

As it stands, the second para. contradicts itself - first saying that the early 20th-century English composers were writing for the heck., then saying that recent evidence indicates they were writing for the hautbois baryton. I have attempted to make it more coherent, but am aware that the general gist of the re-written para. favours it being the heck., which may be subject to dispute. Certainly the general statement that "English composers were not scoring for Heckelphone" is incorrect (Havergal Brian, for one, was writing for the heck.), but perhaps there is evidence in the case of some of the composers. If so, by all means make the para. more nuanced (and it would be useful to cite, or link to, the "recent evidence"). Vilcxjo 00:49, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Heckelphone:scary. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by Eddisford (talk • contribs)

[edit] How many?

This article states that 'about 150' have been made, while the article on the Oboe states the more precise 165. However, neither article is clear on the source of this figure. It would be good if this article were to cite an authoritative source for this figure. --Fcw (talk) 15:43, 6 June 2008 (UTC)