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Adam_G
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FOUND: Wanted: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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I'm in search of a classic witches-hat style horn for a 1902 Columbia Disc Graphophone AH Early Type. My machine didn't come with one, but after scaling an image of one from a period advertisement, I thought it would be 18" long. But then I found another advertisement and it specifically says that it's 22" long.
This is the ad I found
This is the ad I found
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I've also seen past ebay auctions for these early type AH's with horns ranging in size from 19" to 23", so I guess any size horn in that range will do. I believe this puts the bell diameter at around 12 or 13" and the small end that goes into the elbow should be around 1-⅛" diameter. Looks something like this:
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Anybody got one of those?
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Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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Hi Adam- PM sent-

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Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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Hi again Adam- Another PM sent. Found something else you may need.

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Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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Should the early AH have a leather elbow type horn or is the horn with a brass elbow correct? Jerry Blais

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Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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The early AH machines had a leather elbow. These were the off center crank ones with the metal bed plate on top of the case. The center crank ones in the fancy case and later AH used the metal elbow. For this machine, the brass elbow is correct.
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Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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Piggy backing on Adam's post. I'm still looking for a motor for an early AH. Any hiding out there?

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FOUND: Re: WANTED: Columbia Early Type AH Horn

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Horn has been found! Thanks to Brad.
Adam G.

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