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Answer for the clue "A oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe ", 11 letters:
heckelphone

Word definitions for heckelphone in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe [syn: basset oboe ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The heckelphone is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. The idea to create the instrument was initiated by Richard Wagner, who suggested at the occasion of a visit of Wilhelm Heckel in 1879. Introduced in 1904, it is similar to ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.