Welcome to this continually expanding archive, assembled by Dr Frances Jones, of historic alphorns in museums and in private ownership. Explore, enjoy, compare. See how the instruments vary in shape, size, materials and decoration.

Do get in touch with Frances if you have a historic alphorn to add to the database. Click on one of these buttons to download a form to your computer. Then fill it in and return it as indicated at the bottom of the form:

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