Can This Speartip Horn Be Saved?

[MikeB]

I found this Speartip Horn. Showing it exactly as found. I'm guessing that the answer is no, but can this horn be saved? She was so beautiful, once....

Thanks - Mike

[Phono-Phan]

I believe this is a Columbia horn. It originally had a screw in connector on the end. It is beyond my skill level to advise as to whether it could be saved. There was someone on Ebay selling new ends. It would depend on how much wood is missing if the new end would be able to attach to the horn.

[OrthoFan]

I think it could be restored, though I'm not sure what the best method would be. Replacing the damaged area with a new cone section? Reinforcing the damaged section with a wooden cone inserted inside?


There are a couple of posts about wooden horn restoration --

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=41762
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5524

OrthoFan

[Django]

That is a Columbia horn. I don't think that much of it is missing. A previous owner of mine had replaced the rivets with sheet metal screws, (it may be that the horns shrink and the rivets pull out). I made new rivets, but the hard part was making and using a special riveting tool. I know that Eduardo has made some of these horns and I think that he bonds the cap rather than rivet them. That might work well. The end caps are Nickel plated. I was able to do the veneer repair be recycling veneer from an old china cabinet that was falling apart. Here is a source for repair of a wooden horn:

Sights & Sounds of Edison
21 South Main Street
Milan, Ohio 44846