Modern Alphorn?

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Found this on Facebook - not sure in the jumble of logos who makes it or what. Could be http://www.nartiss.lv/en/catalogue/view/59
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Ricola??
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Dan built a chromatic alphorn a while ago ...
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The first picture looks like a "stretched f tuba" or euphonium, so the conductor will really hear you when it's time to play. I'm leaning towards f tuba. or a contrabass herald trumpet in F :)
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couldn't get the link to work on my computer so I was guessing on whether BBb or F.
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18 feet of tubing?
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Szentpali's gonna rock this thing.
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Although interesting, I would find this to be very difficult to play in terms of space and holding it. I think transporting it would be difficult too. I guess I'm to practical.
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opus37 wrote:Although interesting, I would find this to be very difficult to play in terms of space and holding it. I think transporting it would be difficult too. I guess I'm to practical.
The assembled length of a REAL Alphorn is about 13 1/2 feet for F and 13 feet for Gb . Most of them I've seen are in two or three sections. Kurt Ott has an interesting Facebook page:
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That was a sweet piece he played. If not necessarily practical, it has a nice sound I wouldn't mind for jazz or the like
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