Lechgold Alphorn Stone Pine F 360 cm 3-Piece Set incl. Bb Handpipe

Lechgold Stone Pine Alphorn Set in F & Bb - An Alphorn Dream!

Lechgold alphorns captivate with their original and warm sound, which unfolds best outdoors but also in large concert halls or venues. When we hear the magical sound of the alphorn, we immediately associate it with dreamy mountain landscapes and beautiful nature...

Alphorn in F incl. second handpipe for quick switch to Bb tuning

Lechgold enables you this emotional and extraordinary experience at an unbeatable price-performance ratio. This set includes the three-piece F horn, which is the most played in Austria and Germany, as well as an additional Bb handpipe. This option offers the possibility to play a larger repertoire of pieces without having to carry a complete second instrument. This saves weight, space, and money.

Light and Clean Response

Round sound, clean tuning, and easy response - these are the priorities when manufacturing Lechgold alphorns. With a thin wall thickness of 7 mm and a bell diameter of 200 mm, the intonation-stable and internally tuned alphorns score with a light and clean response.

The alphorn itself is made of sonorous stone pine wood, the bell ring of cherry. Bell foot and mouthpiece knob are made of solid maple.

Gold-Anodized & Absolutely Tight Connection Sleeves

The connection sleeves of the pipes are gold-anodized and therefore extremely abrasion-resistant.

Stability, perfect fit, and absolute tightness are ensured by three rubber sealing rings each at the connection sleeves between handpipe and middle pipe as well as between middle pipe and bell pipe. This highest quality connection technique was adopted from the Lechgold "top class" model and is now used on all Lechgold alphorns.

The Mouthpiece

As a standard mouthpiece, Lechgold supplies a maple mouthpiece with a 19 mm inner bell diameter and a 5.5 mm bore. These are dipped in linseed oil and coated multiple times.

The conical mouthpiece of an alphorn resembles in shape and tone color that of a French horn. Besides the shape, the wood of the mouthpiece also influences the hardness of the tones.

100% Made in Austria

Lechgold alphorns are crafted with great care from Austrian woods of higher Alpine regions. It is important that the tree grew slowly, so the annual rings are close together. This allows improved vibration. The wood is slowly dried over several years to avoid tension and warping.

The Harmonic Series of the Alphorn

Unlike keyboard and plucked instruments, alphorns produce only tones of the harmonic series. This series consists of tones whose frequencies are integer multiples of the fundamental tone (e.g., F horn = 43.654 Hz). Depending on the instrument's tuning, this harmonic series covers 12 to 16 different tones.

Conveniently, the natural tones are the same as those of conventional wind instruments. Thus, the harmonic series of an F alphorn corresponds to that of an F tuba or an F French horn. The series of Bb-tuned instruments corresponds to that of a Bb trombone. Switching to an alphorn is therefore easy if you already play a "normal" wind instrument.

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