Playing the Alphorn

📯 The Alphorn or Alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a straight several-meter-long wooden natural horn of conical bore, with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece.
📯 One of the largest trumpets, it is used in usually in the Alpine regions, particularly in Switzerland. The alphom is usually made out of mountain trees such as young firs, lime trees, or poplars. They are split in half and hollowed out. The halves are rejoined and bound with bark strips, rattan, or gut.
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Shot on June 16, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭.