history the alpine one is being heard less and less these days nadal is considered to be switzerland capitol hill almost everyone plays one including patty c.m. one my mother is an icon player also she plays with me in the group and i guess is just. i just started because she was playing it and i thought it was a cool instrument and. now here i am. playing is also of course instruments to play in switzerland some 40 instrument make his specialize in crafting alpine homes once one of us so is one of them it takes him 2 weeks to make an album but the wood from the red spruce must strive for 5 to 8 years before he starts working on it. clear she's a tree that grows in poor soil and one that grows very slowly due to the rocky ground. as its brains are very constricted the tree grows quite slowly but that's the kind of what we look for we call it. it's the same kind of wood used to make violins guitars and other musical instruments. the men from the tao proudly uphold other swiss traditions to what's known as khan and. form with huge cowbells. very nice of the festival comes when the $150.00 alpine on