Glass Phonograph Horns have returned

[JerryVan]

It may shatter the glass if you try to listen to a recording of a female opera singer.

No. It won't.

It will if the female opera singer is on Memorex tape!

You're not helping

[ColoradoPhonograf]

Hello all,

I'm curious about weight ? What types of cranes would be needed? Just a general question. What are the measurements?. Beautiful horns there , love the colors

D.Edwards

[Jerry B.]

I'm curious about weight ? What types of cranes would be needed? Just a general question. What are the measurements?. Beautiful horns there , love the colors

D.Edwards

Here's one of Stephen's horn on an Eagle. The table crane is nice for a machine that does not normally have a crane as part of the machine. I like the shepards hook type crane for a small machine that does not have a port for a crane. I think this combination looks terrific.

On a machine like a Gem there is a port for a crane. When you have a rare and unusual horn like this Gourd-O-Horn you need to improvise. (Notice how I got another gourd horn in front of you folks?!?) A crane like this is really easy to make. I buy rods at our local welding supply business. Take your Gem with you and buy the rod that fits perfectly. You should have a choice of materials. I like brass. Place the rod in the Gem's crane port. With one person holding the horn where you want it to hang, have another person measure the level distance from the rod to the loop in the horn where the chain connects. This distance in my Gem was about 8". I found a round flag pole with a diameter close to 8". I placed my brass rod behind the flag pole, gripped one end with my right hand at the rod's end and my left hand about one third up the rod. With one quick and firm motion I pulled the rod back towards me and around the flag pole. The end result should be a nice uniform curve to your crane. Mark and cut where you want you chain to connect. Place that end on a vise and flatten both sides and drill. Finally cut the other end so your crane mounts at an appropriate height.

Diameter equals circumference divided by pi. 8 = X divided by 3.14 (pi) / solve for X / multiply both sides by 3.14 / 25.12 = X
So I found a flag pole with close to a 25" circumference. It does not have to be perfect but just reasonably close.

Jerry B.