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

Lechgold Alphorn Natural Set in F & F# - 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 F# tuning

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

Light and Clean Playability

Round sound, clean tuning, and easy playability – these are the priorities in the manufacture of Lechgold alphorns. With a thin wall thickness of 7 mm and a bell diameter of 200 mm, the intonation-secure and harmoniously tuned alphorns score with light and clean playability.

The alphorn is made of spruce wood, the robust bell ring of cherry. The 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

Lechgold supplies a standard 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 tensions and warping.

The Natural Harmonic Series of the Alphorn

Unlike keyed and plucked instruments, alphorns produce only tones of the natural 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 natural harmonic series covers 12 to 16 different tones.

Conveniently, the natural tones are the same as those of conventional wind instruments. Thus, the natural 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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