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OCR: FACTS BoX NAME: ALPHORN FAMILY Brass BRASS MATERIAL Wood SIZE: Variable but the largest alphorns made today are over 11 + (3.4 m long ORIGINS Long horms have been used for centuries in high mountain regions. in places like the Russian Federation and GOTOMAP Peru, by shepherds and cow herds The alphorn itself native to Switzerland CLASSIFICATION Acrophone: an instrurnent that produces sound by the vibration of column of air DID YOU KNOW? The peoples of the Mari region in the Russian Federation m ake long horns for each spring festival Afterwards, they burn the trumpets or hide them ITI sacred place MATFRIAI Iargest Aerophone instrument springi