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What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:56 am
by Lawrie
Hi people,
a friend of mine found this photo and was wondering if I could identify the horn. I can't, but I also feel that I've seen a photo of a similar one somewhere. Can anyone helps please?
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:19 am
by mrpillow
Holton Professional Model ca 1932-1936. Can't remember the model number off-hand, maybe No. 60? I can check a catalog later.
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:26 am
by chromebone
I always though that horn was an Olds. Wasn't that the horn that hung in Larry Minick's shop?
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:28 am
by elmsandr
No, this is a Holton.
Cheers,
Andy
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:32 am
by chromebone
That tuning mechanism is interesting.
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:44 am
by BGuttman
It's similar to the TIS method, but on the bell. The tuning slide bow is rather large.
Haven't seen one in the flesh. Wonder how they played.
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:18 pm
by blast
BGuttman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:44 am
It's similar to the TIS method, but on the bell. The tuning slide bow is rather large.
Haven't seen one in the flesh. Wonder how they played.
Not great.
Chris
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:49 pm
by Lawrie
Awesome! Thank you
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:17 pm
by JohnL
blast wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:18 pm
BGuttman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:44 amWonder how they played.
Not great.
Chris
But you have to admit, they looked pretty darn cool doing it.
Sorta like a DeLorean. Ornamental but not practical.
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:39 pm
by BGuttman
JohnL wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:17 pm
blast wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:18 pm
Not great.
Chris
But you have to admit, they looked pretty darn cool doing it.
Sorta like a DeLorean. Ornamental but not practical.
On the other hand we have the Conn 44H "razorbell" (Vocabell) that looked cool and actually played well.
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:05 am
by afugate
Is that Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame?
It looks like he knows how to hold and play the darned thing.
--Andy in OKC
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:51 am
by Leisesturm
I don't know. If his playing was any good, why would someone be poking him in the eye with a violin bow?
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:11 pm
by 2bobone
Actually, the picture has been cropped so that Stan Laurel's best friend Oliver Hardy was removed. He is to Stan's right with the most priceless look on his face --- totally oblivious to the carnage his violin bow is inflicting. I LOVE those two guys !
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:38 pm
by JohnL
Leisesturm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:51 am
I don't know. If his playing was any good, why would someone be poking him in the eye with a violin bow?
Y'all haven't spend much time around violin players, have you?
Re: What horn is this?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:54 pm
by imsevimse
BGuttman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:39 pm
On the other hand we have the Conn 44H "razorbell" (Vocabell) that looked cool and actually played well.
Yes the "Vocabell" Conn 44h is a fine horn. Very thick bell and likewise the tuning slide. The whole horn is thicker. It's built like a tank and no bell-ring. Despite this the response is quick and it plays really well. Looks cool too.
/Tom