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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2025, 09:20:51 PM »
I never put tape around the horn.  Does it really help?
That's a serious question.
Looks like you are working on the throat of the horn.  How far are you going to take it down?
Looks like a good project so far, not sure where you are going.
John
PS:  Are you going to take the tape off, or will it be there forever? :luff: :luff:
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2025, 10:15:04 PM »
I'll be taking the tape off sooner or later.  :lol sign
 I'm following Sibley's book, pretty much just like the example shown in the book but without the split ring .
 The tape help me not bugger up the parts I don't want to bugger up.
 I'm rasping the throat down and paneling the spout.
 Guess I'll do a flat plug too.
  Also I will try dyeing the the throat/ spout and I'll be engraving a design based on my church Logo ,  Freedom Baptist
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2025, 10:50:17 AM »
Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2025, 08:30:04 AM »
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 Well here she is, not a HC representation but my own take on one I guess.
 Simple dome base plug.
 Now on to the next one while I wait on a new pucking die for my BP production.
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2025, 10:35:10 AM »
I was wondering about that horn the other day.
Looks pretty good to me.  Nice job.
I cannot remember ever doing a horn with engrailing on it.  Never had the time for that, considering I was always in a back order situation.  I don't think I ever missed anything by not doing it.
You might want to open up the spout hole a tad so the fiddle peg goes in deeper.  A tapered auger from Harbor Freight will give you a nice tapered spout hole.
John
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2025, 12:13:25 PM »
I like it Kevin. :hairy


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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2025, 02:47:05 PM »
Ya know John I did use a tapered reamer but the outer hole was becoming much greater than the inner hole leaving a space around the peg.
 Thought I better stop there and was considering making a custom peg with the correct taper so as to completely fill the peg hole.
 The engrailing was done , gasp  :Doh!, with a Dremel .
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 This is the current horn I've moved on to.
 Sort of a tulip tip.
 We'll see how she turns out.
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Re: Horn rehab project
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2025, 07:02:54 PM »
You keep that up and you might get a job at October Country as a horn maker. :laffing :laffing :laffing
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