The other horn

[Eutycus]

The mouthpiece should be shaped similar to a trumpet or bugle mouthpiece.

That was the vaque idea I had.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Here you can see the trumpet mouthpiece as it was carved on my horn.

I have a few other horn objects, the cup, the container and a sugar storage horn. I have smaller horns for salt and pepper.

 

[Robby]

Generally, the bigger the mouthpiece the lower the tone. Pursing the lips will give you range but with a bigger mouthpiece that range is lower.
Robby

 

[Eutycus]

Thanks thats good to know.

 

[Eutycus]

I still haven't decided whether to make a "tooting horn" or turn this old horn into a powder horn. But I'm making a plug for it in

case I do. I don't really need another powderhorn but I'll never own a pack of hound dogs either. Decisions?

 

[Eutycus]

I've decided to drill a small hole in the center of the plug and have a leather loop sticking out. Simplicity! I can attach the strap to this, if I decide to make the old horn into a powderhorn instead of a blowing horn. Also I've noticed alot of horn makers have a large staple in the plug to attach the strap to. If I go the "staple route" is the staple also a home made item? Copper, brass?

 

[Grenadier1758]

The staple in the powder horn would likely be iron and locally made.

 

[oldwood]

Eutycus............Never seen any but iron staples on horns. Tiny , as in 1/4 " staples , can be found in the picture hanging area of hobby stores. Larger staples can be made from electrical staples pounded square . Not the shape of the staple but the wire it's made from. Don.t have evidence of round diameter wire during times when powder horns were used. For instance , there weren't any round wire nails in powder horn days , only square cut nails. Thomas Jefferson had a nail making shop on his plantation. Also , if a wide , say one inch strap is needed , use a round nail and pound the wire square , and bend. hope this helps.......oldwood

 

[Eutycus]

Thanks, I didn't know they were made of iron.

 

[Robby]

An old ten penny nail works just fine. They bend real easy, ask any wanna-be carpenter.
Robby

 

[olskool]

when I was a kid I grew up coon hunting here in SC in fact my baby book says the first sentence I spoke was "I want to go coon hunting" LOL my daddy had treeing hound dogs and hunted like his life depended on it. i remember he had a couple of horns to blow to bring back the dogs if they got lost,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,