Bassoonist Avery Dabe sought to broaded access to information on Heckel bassoons with the
launch of Heckeldex in 2021. Since then, the database has collected over 600 instruments
and gained worldwide recognition among bassoonists.
Heckeldex would not have been possible without,
• Information and concept from Mike Frederick's original Heckel gallery, heckelbassoons.info
• Serial number sourcing from Edith Reiter’s “Wilhelm Heckel, Six Generations Dedicated To Music” (CPI GmbH)
• Original website design and startup from programmer Camden Spehl.
• Technical revision and 2023 updates from Drew Dabe.
• Funding from studies with Mike Harley.
• Inspiration from James Kopp’s “The Bassoon” and Edith Reiter’s “Wilhelm Heckel, Six Generations Dedicated To Music”
Avery is a former student of George Sakakeeny at the Eastman School of Music. He is formerly bassoonist with the New Mexico Philharmonic, and performed with the Utah Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony, Opera Southwest, and Santa Fe Pro Musica during his time in the Southwest. He is currently a regular substitute with the Charleston Symphony in South Carolina, and studies bassoon repair in his spare time.