Re: [MV] Horn sound

From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Fri Sep 26 2003 - 05:49:40 PDT


Gosh..if you guys are going for a big blow, why don't you get a ships
horn. They were made of brass, run from steam and it took about two men
to carry one. Would work on air though, I reckon. Probably break
windows, oscillate road signs and make grown ups pee. Fred Martin

Doc Bryant wrote:
> I have a few sets of used (take off) diesel locomotive horns. These are the
> Nathan P horns, 5 chime, original castings.
> They take a 3/8th or 1/2 npt thread air line connection. Figure on 30 cubic
> feet per minute air consumption.
> And they sound nice at 50 PSI, and will easily honk up to 130 PSI. Cost?
> $650 a set plus $25 shipping to lower 48. Contact me off list at
> rbhonk1@cox.net if you are interested.
>
> And I do not want to be around when you hit one of these with 200 psi. I
> saw what 175 psi would do. It made the bottoms of my feet buzz. Stupid
> human trick!
>
> Doc Bryant
>
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