The cheapest alphorn in the world

Warning:
This "sanitary alphorn" is completely unsuitable for learning the alphorn.
It is much more difficult to play than a real alphorn!
You should at least have experience playing brass instruments..

Construction plan as PDF for printing

 

Costs approx. 12 euros

Plumbing plan for Alphorn in F
Required Materials - Available at hardware stores:
HT pipes (gray drain pipes)
E-pipes (for electricians to lay wires) - or aluminum pipes:
Adhesive tape approximately 5 cm wide, grease (Vaseline, lanolin, soft soap, etc.)

 

Bauteile/Durchmesser (mm) Länge ca. (cm) price (ca. Euro)
 1. HT bend D=110/ 67 od. 90 ° 14 1,40
 2. Transition 100/75 7 1,79
 3. Transition 75/50 3 0,85
 4. Transition 50/40 7 0,70
 5. Transition 40/32 7 1,53
 6. Pipe 75 x250 23 0,85
 7. Pipe 50x500 55 0,60
 8. 2 pipes 40x500 55 1,40
 9. Pipe 32x500 55 1,00
E-pipes (for electricians to lay wires) or aluminum pipes:
 10. 25x1 50 0,80
 11. 20x1 50 0,70
 12. 16x1 ca. 45 for trumpet, horn 0,50
  ca. 38 Trombone, tenor horn, tuba  

 

When using a trumpet mouthpiece, it is recommended to drill a hole with a diameter of approximately 4 mm approximately 10 cm from the blowing end to improve poorly responding and out-of-tune tones. This is also possible with larger mouthpieces, but not necessary. Grease the HT tubes and push them together. Wrap electric or aluminum tubes with adhesive tape at the transition points until they fit together airtight. The horn can be played with an alphorn mouthpiece or the mouthpiece of any brass instrument. Alphorn mouthpieces and adapters for metal mouthpieces are available from the Alphorn Center.

Have fun! - Franz Schüssele wishes you all the best.