Since I was a child I loved to make things out of wood. An apprenticeship as a technical model builder was an obvious choice. After further commercial training I changed to the office. Soon I noticed that I was missing the manual work.
I started to set up a workshop to work handicraft in my free time. Works were created which I presented under the label www.wiler-hofpferde.ch
It was by a happy coincidence that I got to know an alphorn maker from the Valais. He told me about his passion for alphorns. I was fascinated by his work and knew immediately that I would like to build alphorns as well. Now everything for me is revolving around the alphorn. I love the sound of the alphorn and the natural tones. With my colleagues I enjoy playing the alphorn.
Roland Zahner
- Alphorn passioned
- Technology interested lovers of shapely things made of wood and music of different styles
- Father of two adult daughters