We produce the Alphorn model "Top Class" with the finest selected spruce wood for musicians who are looking for something very special.
Thanks to the large scale and the wide cup shape, we are able to achieve a full, warm and very sonorous sound with an extremely easy response.
One guarantee for this is, among other things, the consistent wall thickness of 8.5 millimeters.
High-quality materials such as gold-anodized connecting sockets are something our competitors look for in vain; on our models these are STANDARD!
This alphorn belongs to the absolute top class of alphorns.
During the production phase, some prototypes were with very critical testers in Germany and neighboring countries for several weeks.
The very clear result to determine the quality of the alphorn,
was clearly in our favor in comparison with other top horns in the most important 5 factors.
Tested were:
+ the ease of address
+ the intonation in itself
+ the workmanship compared to very expensive top horns from competitors
+ the volume and sound of the alphorn
+ the “slight jump in of the notes” during the game
Testing was carried out in various areas such as churches, halls, halls and outdoors - by both women and men.
Among the testers were very experienced alphorn players, including members of the Swiss alphorn associations. They are particularly critical of “alphorns from abroad”.Please note our references.
Features and characteristics:
- 3 - piece alphorn made of spruce wood in tuning f
- "Special edition" matt lacquered with cup ring and decorative ring made of oak
- consisting of hand tube, middle tube and cup tube, cup base made of maple (hardwood), wound and varnished
- Alphorn - inside oiled several times
- tuned to 442 Hz - orchestral tuning, thus best adaptation to other instruments in interaction possible
- Specially wide cup structure and wide scale, resulting in extremely easy response and a full, extremely warm and sonorous sound
- Plug connections made of gold anodized aluminum, resulting in high surface hardness and very high fitting accuracy even after years without air loss, including sealing rings
- high-quality and stable cup ring with 255 mm made of solid walnut
- continuous and consistent wall thickness of 8.5 mm
- very intonation-secure and coherent, "the notes jump in as if by themselves"
- Mouthpiece and alphorn bag not included
- made in Austria with Austrian wood
- Weight 2.8kg
- new and in original packaging
The following tunings are available:
- Tuning E flat, 4 parts, total length 403 cm (on order)
- Tuning f, 3 - parts, total length 363 cm
- Tuning F sharp/G flat, 3 - part, total length 343 cm
- Tuning g, 3 - parts, total length 323 cm (on order)
- Tuning as, 3 - parts, total length 303 cm (on order)
- Tuning Bb, 3 - parts, total length 273 cm
Alphorns with special painting can also be supplied as an option. Prices on request.