A question about the tizit or tiz-it

[billybob62]

What do you folks use between the reproducer and the rubber hose on the horn? Do you use a tiz-it or tizit. Apparently they turn so the horn can move freely. A short chrome pipe (?) came with my GEM but I'm suspicious that air is getting in and is lessening sound volume because it is loose.

Thanks,
John

[JerryVan]

"What do you folks use between the reproducer and the rubber hose on the horn? "


Nothing. Just use the rubber hose, one end to the reproducer, the other to the horn. Nothing else is needed.

[Jerry B.]

The first Cygnet horns had a rigid connection between the crane and horn. The Tizzit is a perfect connection between the reproducer and horn on the first Cygnets. Can someone date the introduction of the Tizzit? Thanks, Jerry Blais

[Shawn]

The first reference to a Tiz-it in the Talking Machine World is in November 1906

Here is a picture of three different, branded, Tiz-its. None of these three represent the one that Jerry V referenced as correct on a Cygnet crane. I don't have a picture readily available of that one.

Shawn