tookatooka
1534 posts
Jul 16, 2010
3:54 PM
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I bought a hooter for my bicycle today, you know the sort of thing? Tin trumpet shape with a rubber bulb on the end. Well, I took it to bits and found it had reeds in it which makes the noises when the bulb is squeezed and then released.
Guess what I did? Yeah, I embossed them, took the arc out and tuned them to D and F. I've got the loudest coolest blues hooter in the neighbourhood now and I can give a little draw 4 and 5 warble when I'm riding along. Next thing is to learn how to bend the sucker. Any ideas.
If you want a custom hooter, come to tookatooka. Waa Waa Waa!
Alright. But just don't hit me in the face.
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NG
42 posts
Jul 16, 2010
4:00 PM
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Ha ha! Brilliant post! That is the way to spread the blues!!
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TahoeMike00
41 posts
Jul 16, 2010
4:02 PM
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How about over blow? Vibrato?
Will you custom tune my old duck and goose calls?
Honk, honk!
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JohnnieHarp
15 posts
Jul 16, 2010
7:49 PM
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Valving seems like the next step ... if it would be of benefit based on the design ... or additional reeds like in a tremelo ...
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jawbone
325 posts
Jul 16, 2010
8:54 PM
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Hey tooka - don't stop now - get a few more and tune 'em to the blues scale!!
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If it ain't got harp - it ain't really blues!!!!
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LittleJoeSamson
353 posts
Jul 16, 2010
10:53 PM
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"Next thing is to learn how to bend the sucker. Any ideas.". tookatooka
Yeah.
Step on it. (joke)
That's pretty cool you could make a blaster horn.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
495 posts
Jul 17, 2010
1:15 AM
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Take some solder and tune that D down to low F. Then, you will have an octave horn. Or take some solder and tune that F down to C. Then, you have a double-stop, two and five draw 7th horn for blues in D. I like the idea of the double-stop 7th horn better. Tune the C about 20 - 30 cents flat. Then, it should scream (queue heated discussion on how flat that 5 draw part of horn should be)
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Last Edited by on Jul 17, 2010 1:19 AM
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ZackPomerleau
918 posts
Jul 17, 2010
5:34 PM
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Video, please.
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