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I'm Christy L'Esperance and cohosting with me this week are Barb & Scott. They both play an instrument that is both hard to miss and rarely seen: the alphorn.
Yesterday we heard that the alphorn can be heard up to 6 miles away. Today we'll find out if that mixes well with playing with other instruments. And if you're playing with groups, you've got to find a way to haul that giant elephant trunk horn around somehow.
Just over a year ago, 1,006 alphorn players gathered in Switzerland to set the Guinness World Record for the largest alphorn ensemble. They needed a giant hillside just to fit them together.
1006 players break world record for largest alphorn ensemble in Switzerland
This week's Mystery Melody
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