A REAL French Horn

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:02 pm

This one was manufactured in France to be used on automobiles. Brass repair is brass repair (I guess). It plays in the key of D#!

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:46 pm

Wow!

Now that is cool!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:17 pm

TubaTinker wrote:It plays in the key of D#!

High Pitch D. Must be one o'them "Freedom Horns"...

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:06 pm

"For when your neighbors just don't hate you enough!"

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:45 pm

The Jackson wrote:"For when your neighbors just don't hate you enough!"

How much do you want for it, Dan?

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:11 pm

Dan, any chance you have one in silver plate? What size shank does it take?

Chuck

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:31 pm

TubaRay wrote:
The Jackson wrote:"For when your neighbors just don't hate you enough!"
How much do you want for it, Dan?

It belongs to a customer... along with a pair of carbide/acetylene headlamps he dropped of a few months back. I have one of the headlamps back together. I'll post a picture of them when they are finished.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:31 pm

Glaxon horn -- acetylene lamps -- OK -- what famous antique automobile is being restored here?!

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:31 am

iiipopes wrote:Glaxon horn -- acetylene lamps -- OK -- what famous antique automobile is being restored here?!

Hey Doesn't the Klaxon March call for a horn in Eb?

k

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:29 pm

ken k wrote:
iiipopes wrote:Glaxon horn -- acetylene lamps -- OK -- what famous antique automobile is being restored here?!
Hey Doesn't the Klaxon March call for a horn in Eb?

k

A blatting sousa works just as well

(And my school sure does have plenty of those)

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:08 am

The picture combined with my mindset makes this appear to be sousaphone-sized, which I'm sure it isn't. How tall/wide/etc is it?

MA

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:41 pm

MaryAnn wrote:The picture combined with my mindset makes this appear to be sousaphone-sized, which I'm sure it isn't. How tall/wide/etc is it?

MA

Sousaphone-sized or not, I'll bet the false tones are just je ne sais quois!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:28 pm

MaryAnn wrote:The picture combined with my mindset makes this appear to be sousaphone-sized, which I'm sure it isn't. How tall/wide/etc is it?

MA

The bell is about 8" diameter.

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:38 am

Does it have some sort of vibrating body in that bubble looking thing? What produces the air stream?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:49 am

tbn.al wrote:Does it have some sort of vibrating body in that bubble looking thing? What produces the air stream?

That bubble looking thing is a form of accumulator/junction box. Air comes in the bottom from an air motor that is driven off the flywheel of an engine (or perhaps a carriage wheel) and exits at the top directly into a brass reed. Also, at the bottom-side of the sphere there is a pop-off valve to prevent the thing from getting over-pressurized. There is a lever to the air motor to engage it to the wheel when the driver wants to blow the horn. It's a low pressure setup... probably only a couple of pounds. I can blow into the inlet and make the horn sound.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:36 am

tbn.al wrote:What produces the air stream?

Tiny old French guys

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