Alphorn
OriginSwitzerland
Year1500
FamilyBrass
About the Alphorn
A wooden horn up to 12 feet long. Made from two halves of spruce bound together. The natural harmonic series is its only notes. Used for communication across Alpine valleys. Over 500 years of Swiss tradition. The sound can travel over 6 miles in clear mountain air.
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