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{SPEAKER name="Lisa Chickering "}
Another in the chest of memories is of his wife Frau Moroder holding their infant son Yohan.

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She too enjoys reminising and joins in to look at their form of a family photograph album. With the Morodor's one could call it the family wood album.

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This wonderfully expressive face is the carving of Frau Morodor's mother and the family resemblance as you can see is really remarkable.

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As this Paris poster indicates, Alvin has taken many of his works to be exhibited in European capitals. Among them were Mother and Child. Done in two different woods.

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Looking down the Seated Woman was carved out of the trunk of a pine tree.

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Man In Chair was done out of only one piece of wood

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and the severity and simplicity of Alvin's Flute Player contrasts once again with the delicacy and life likeness of his fathers Flute Player.

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And if any of these figures strike the tourists fancy, some are the size that could be easily put in your pocket and taken home.

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Otto's carved picture, Dancing on the Alpine hangs in the leading hotel. While his Nativity can be seen in the town church.

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It came as quite a surprise to find that Alvin aside from wood carving has a rich based voice and for six years has been a member of the most famous Tyrol folk singing group the Zillertaler Yodel Quartet. They appear on radio, make records and tour Europe yodeling their local songs.

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[[Yodeling Music]]