WANTED: Morning Glory Horn

[cleveland1996]

Hi Folks,

I am looking for a small self supporting morning glory horn. I have seen one recently that was 8 panels, but there may be variations...Anyone have a spare?

Thanks
Joe

[Teak]

self supporting morning glory

no such thing. Every horn over 14" should be supported.

[cleveland1996]

Thanks for the reply, but I have seen a 16 inch horn that is self supported...not for an Edison, but probably designed for a Columbia as it is better able to carry the extra weight....

[phonogfp]

Other than the rare Ideal Self-Supporting Aluminum Horn, the only self-supporting flower horn I've seen are the fantasy horns made by Karl Frick in the 1960s/70s. They were very light - being made from aluminum beer cans. The painting and striping were quite convincing (black with gold stripes are the only ones I've ever seen).

George P.

[TinfoilPhono]

There are tiny morning glory horns (14" long with 12" bell) that can be used as self-supporting horns. They have a mounting ring but are light enough to ride a reproducer with no more drag than a normal 14" horn. I've seen a few of these used on Gems over the years. These were originally used on the Crown premium talking machines as well as table-top Reginaphones. They're hard to find.

[TinfoilPhono]

Here's a 1909 Crown ad showing this sort of horn. This uses a crane, the angle of this reproducer mount can't support anything heavier than an aluminum Pathé horn.

[phonogfp]

That's interesting, Rene. I thought of these horns, but because they have a hanger, I didn't think they could ride the reproducer.

George P.

[cleveland1996]

Thanks Rene for the clarification...the horn that I saw was the same style and appears to be the same size...I passed on it because I thought that it was overpriced, but now I see that I might should have grabbed it. It was a different color minus the flowers, but otherwise a pretty good match... might have had different color option or just have been repainted...

Thanks again ....
Joe

[Zwebie]

John Duffy posted this one:

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... wered+horn

[phonogfp]

This post has been instructive and a good memory-jogger. And timing is a funny thing... This Frick horn (in red) just popped up on eBay. Remember this horn was made in the 1960s/70s:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232157083523?_ ... noapp=true

George P.