Due to multiple requests from customers for a high-quality but lower-priced Heckel bassoon, particularly suitable for students, Angelika Lucchetta and Ralf Reiter took up this idea in 1996. The Crest model was then produced and sold by Heckel from January 1997. In 2002, the company was awarded the German Musical Instrument Prize for the Heckel Crest.
Musical Instrument Award for the Heckel Crest
German Musical Instrument Prize 2002
German Musical Instrument Prize 2002