Horn and Whistle Forum International

(posted by MD, 19 August 2017) "I know some of you are already aware by now, but for those who haven't heard, Doc Bryant passed on in the early hours of Tuesday morning. For those that never had the pleasure of meeting Doc, he was an old school member of the Horn & Whistle community and was always q...

(posted by Michael Muha, 7 August 2017)

"No o-ring used in this early design..."
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(posted by MF, 30 July 2017) "So here is a video that I threw together comparing RS diaphragms in S chambers to RS chambers and unaltered S chambers. All three horns use the same bell set so the only major difference is the chambers and/or dias." ---------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uJ4atDBOlo

(posted by Michael Muha, 17 July 2017) "Remachining a Leslie S locomotive horn cap that was destroyed by the diffuser plate coming loose and vibrating around in service. The cap may look simple but there are lots of steps and details making reconditioning much more tedious compared to normal power c...

(posted by RR, 5 July 2017) "Here's a question for anyone with experience with shimming leslies; Say I want to produce spacers for a 31 and 37 bell to mock up 277 and 330 bells, could I just subtract the distance recorded on S3J diagrams for those bell lengths and make spacers of those lengths for t...

(posted by PS, 21 June 2017) "What year was the new cast P5 introduced?" (comments) DO: "1978 I'm pretty sure. It was about the same time the K horn sales surged, and Nathan subcontracted out the P horn production. The mold patterns changed, and evidently not for the best on the musical spectrum." M...

(posted by MF, 20 June 2017) "1957 ex Baltimore and Ohio Leslie S3L. This one is in memory of my grandfather. He was born and grew up in Ohio. He talked about riding the B&O to go visit his family after he moved away . This horn came from a passenger service GP9, so maybe he rode behind this horn at...

(posted by EM, 3 June 2017)

"Here is a sound clip I just made to day at my favorite spot by the river. This horn sounds so dam haunting in the sound clip here. Enjoy"
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(posted by SSV, 18 May 2017) "I'm just curious what is the purpose of a raised horn?" (comments) MP: "The early raised horns were done that way to allow the horn to clear a rooftop air conditioner, rotating light or similar obstacle. Union Pacific used raised horns back between the fans to keep them...

(posted by RS, 17 May 2017) "Hyson Airchime / Wegner Machine KS1 S/N 3240. This one is weird- one side of the bell says "S1 Hyson-Airchime," and the other side says "KS1 ǝɯᴉɥɔɹᴉ∀-uosʎH" (flipped upside down)." -------- 18489823_1535304623149341_51107571623306041_o.jpg 18527076_1535306609815809_47962...