Heckel · Bassoon · Bass
CREST — Heckel CREST
Introduced1988 onwards
Discontinuedcurrent model
Factory-assembled line identified by the code HC nnmmyy (serial, month, year); not built by a single craftsman and offered with no options. May originally have been called OPUS.
Where it sits. Introduced 1988, a current line. To date a specific Heckel instrument, use the serial number — the model era is the context, the number is the date.