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And ahead, you may hear the long legato tones of an alphorn announcing that a helicopter-stocked mountain hut is open … and the coffee schnapps is on.

The traditional instruments, alphorn in German or cor des Alpes in French, look like supersized smoking pipes.

Switzerland even has a alphorn academy, a 20-year-old Montreux-based group that seeks to promote the instrument at home and around the world.

Head to the balcony of the charming Enzian Inn for an alphorn performance by the inn’s owner or his son.

How many opportunities do you have to experience an alphorn serenade?