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Title: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: Beetleboi -Greg- on April 25, 2011, 10:27:56 pm

Was wondering the cheapest way to get a car horn to sound for a concert I have in June. We are playing a satarical piece which calls for a car horn, vuvuzela, duck whistle etc... was thinking of geting a jumper pack, because its good to have anyway and use it to power the horn. Suggestions? Would like to bring it to rehearsal on Monday.

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: 6T5 square on April 26, 2011, 05:20:54 am

Ipod

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: Baha (Shawn) on April 26, 2011, 05:44:10 pm

Get 2 of these...

(http://www.binbin.net/photos/generic/pan/panasonic-4r25r-6v-lantern-battery.jpg)

Using a short piece of 18ga (or thicker) wire hook POSITIVE on 1 to NEGATIVE on 2

The remaining terminals Negative on 1 and POSITIVE on 2 will give you 12 Volts.
Either borrow or buy a horn and get a horn button (http://autorepairparts.manufacturer.supplierlist.com/productsimages/hornbuttonswitchkit_171925.jpg)from the autoparts store & hook it up as follows...

Positive from 2 directly to the terminal on the horn

Negative on 1 to one of the terminals on the horn button and the other to the mounting screw (body) of the horn

Easy Peezy!

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: Soul Rebel 67(Ramon) on April 26, 2011, 07:10:33 pm

 &^rofl dude,u have horn instrumets  &^rofl  Use a french horn or a trumpet! %$oldcit

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: Baha (Shawn) on April 28, 2011, 09:14:28 pm

Well?

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: Beetleboi -Greg- on April 30, 2011, 09:10:24 am

Will let you know! Thanks Shawn!

Ramone, you won't get the same timbre out of the instruments. It's bad enough we are using a trumpet mouthpiece in place of a oboe mouthpiece!

Title: Re: Car Horn for Band Piece
Post by: bugs2much on April 30, 2011, 03:22:54 pm

I might have a horn from the 54' truck or there should be a beetle horn around here somewhere.