WANTED: 14" Busy Bee Black and Brass Horn

[long_island_phono]

Change of plans... does anyone have a 14" black and brass Busy Bee horn?! These horns are a tad wider in the cone than typical 14" and are much flimsier. Let me know if you have one available. Condition is not important so long as the bell isn't a complete disaster!

-Jake

[Phonofreak]

I never heard of such a thing. What do they look like? Are they light weight like the Columbia aluminum horns? Did they have a steel body like the other types of horns? Did they have any markings or designation stating Busy- Bee? I'd love to see what they look like.
Harvey Kravitz

[long_island_phono]

Hi Harvey.

I've had at least two and sent both of them off to others thinking I'd never need to use them!

The Q-style Busy Bee was equipped with a 14" black and brass horn that at first glance looks like your typical 14" horn however upon closer inspection has a wider mouth at the end of the cone- and therefore a wider bell opening- and is also noticeably flimsier in both body and bell. The black paint is also much thinner and way more fragile than what's found on the typical 14" horn.

I like finding odd variations of typical accessories and really need to post something about the all brass Columbia horns in the recent Columbia Grapho thread!

-Jake

[Phonofreak]

Hi Jake, I started the thread about the all brass Columbia horn. I also collect the old Sears catalogs, original and repro, and that's where I learned about the all brass horns. These were used in the later B series with the more stouter carriage. These horns would be too heavy for the earlier A series machines with the floating reproducer carriage.
Harvey Kravitz