Made a Alpine Horn

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:48 pm

I`ve always wanted one of these but don`t want to spend the big bucks and can`t play a note anyway.
So we made one from roof tin and a piece of flex pipe, bending that tin and spot welding 12 feet of it was a chalange.
But we never let anything whoop us if we can help it so we got er done.
It tapers from 4 in. too 2 in, hard to tell in the pic.--cone is 12 inch
Will see if i can play a tune on it at a later date.

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:49 pm

I hear RICOla

Mac in Mo · Post by **Mac in Mo** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:53 pm

Pitchy, you come up with the most off the wall ideas. I can't wait for this video.

Kevin

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:04 pm

Mac in Mo wrote:Pitchy, you come up with the most off the wall ideas. I can't wait for this video.

Kevin

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:27 pm

thats kinda neat but ya need to be carefull with it, one wrong toooot
on that & ya may end up surounded by a bunch of love sick Moose

ollogger

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:21 pm

your right too

Working on a mouthpiece, complicated little bugger

kaschi · Post by **kaschi** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:44 pm

That's very neat! I heard some guys playing them on the town square of a small town in the German Alps last summer. It really made a nice sound and hearing them in unison made it even more melodious.
I teach German at a local school district and some of the kids in class think it's "corny". But when you explain to them that these horns (as well as jodeling) were invented to communicate from mountainside to mountainside, it makes sense to them. Yes, kiddies, there was a time in history before cell phones and laptops and we all got along just fine!
Enjoy your new horn!

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:13 am

You're a creative fellow, Pitchy. Can you do In-a-gadda-da-vida?

As a side note...you may have a budding career in waste disposal.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:54 am

Thanks guys, going to see if i can make a mouthpiece that makes a clear tone today.

But when you explain to them that these horns (as well as jodeling) were invented to communicate from mountainside to mountainside

I`m afraid the only thing mine will be used for is to verify to the neighbors just how crazy i am.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:59 am

Pitchy, my ex-wife's mother was a French hornist and also played her two alpenhorns regularly. Really nice instrument. If you can find a mouthpiece from a trumpet, trombone, baritone or bugle, you'll save yourself some work.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:05 am

Bill in Oregon wrote:Pitchy, my ex-wife's mother was a French hornist and also played her two alpenhorns regularly. Really nice instrument. If you can find a mouthpiece from a trumpet, trombone, baritone or bugle, you'll save yourself some work.

Cool Bill would love to watch someone play one in person, watched a bunch of solos on U-Tube that were very good.
I have that trumpet mouthpiece but it`s a little small and high pitched for this horn, a tuba one or other large one would work but i`d have to drive at least 50 miles to round one up.
I`ll make up a few until i find the sweet spot, heck can`t play a note anyway so it don`t mater much.
Was just another one of those things i wanted to do.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:18 am

I have a cousins husband who made a didgeridoo from pvc pipe. It's amazing just how much it sounded like his "real" ones. I wonder if folks playing that use the "circular breathing" technique that the didgerido players use?

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:29 am

Great work Pitchy. Bach makes very good mouthpieces but the best one I have is by Denis Wick, London (it's gold plated). Look on e-bay for tuba or sousaphone mouthpieces.

Warhawk · Post by **Warhawk** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:17 pm

Be careful with that thing or you'll have college frat boys pouring beer down the funnel.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:32 pm

Jeepnik, i have made a couple pvc didgeridoo`s, they work nice.

M. M. Wright, i`ll check into that, i made three wood ones but i can`t get any decent sound out of the horn. If i hold my wood mouth pieces on the trumpet they make a real nice clear sound. So that tells me the Alpine horn isn`t working right either because it`s tin or maybe to long.
I might shorten it a little, it`s 12 feet long now.

Warhawk

but i don`t indulge so i`m safe.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:48 pm

Now this girl can play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvHlfXZU_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E5Zap9x ... re=related

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:03 pm

COOL !

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:14 pm

Well boys here`s your laugh for the day, but hey it`s a start.

Ologger, spotted a moose but he was running the other direction, fast.

Click on picture for video.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:49 pm

Very nice.

You can play at the funeral for the Three Blind Mice.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:09 pm

I just listened to it again

i better sell that thing to a head shop for someone that wants to smoke about a pound of Marywanta in it.

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