Resonator Horn

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 18, 2009 at 1:55pm

That is awesome! Il be in the shed....

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Permalink Reply by Old Lowe on June 19, 2009 at 1:04pm

I saw these a long time ago and I have wanted one ever since never seen a guitar version only fiddles.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Carnright on June 19, 2009 at 1:54pm

I think what could be wild would be to get an old speaker like from a stereo, remove the coil and magnet and connect the sound cone to the bar-bridge arrangement. I think It might sound pretty good. Same principle but with a paper cone and no horn instead of a metal cone and a horn.

Old Lowe said:

I saw these a long time ago and I have wanted one ever since never seen a guitar version only fiddles.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Carnright on June 19, 2009 at 1:55pm

Basically a direct transfer of kinetic energy from the bridge to the paper sound cone.

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Permalink Reply by toasterburn on June 20, 2009 at 1:49am

there's something like that on ebay right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Stroviols-Horn-Fiddle-Concert-Model_W0Q...|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on June 20, 2009 at 7:59am

Now I know what to do with my no-wood contest build, Kenworth truck horn.

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Permalink Reply by CMcG on June 22, 2009 at 12:29am

Wow. Holy cow that is classic...

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Fowle on February 4, 2010 at 9:07am

I've seen acoustic instruments with horns coming out of the "box" or main body of the instrument. Would this really do anything to amplify the sound? Or is it purely cosmetic? Say for arguments sake, purely hypothetically of course, I was making a CBG and I drilled a hole in the side and bunged in a horn like that - does anyone know if this actually works?

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on February 4, 2010 at 9:27am

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/no-wood-contest-entry?context=user well I got the horn part

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Permalink Reply by Iggy on February 4, 2010 at 10:12am

All these pictures are making me horny.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Fowle on February 5, 2010 at 4:19pm

Randy S. Bretz said:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/no-wood-contest-entry?context=user well I got the horn part

Well, in your opinion, has the horn helped the tone and/or volume at all? I'm giving serious consideration to obtaining a rediculous looking horn and poking it into an otherwise perfectly good box. I obviously don't want to butcher the box and make it uncomfortable to play if it adds nothing to the sound.

I can see how the ones in the original post would work as they are hooked up almost directly to the bridge. I'm wondering if shoving a horn through a hole in a cigar box will be effective?

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