My Columbia BF has two metal loops on the back, one at the top and one at the bottom. A crane rod passes through these loops, and supports a black horn with a brass bell. I can't remember where the horn is at the moment, but my guess is that it is 2.5 to 3 feet long.
Jim Nichol On Oct 30, 2006, at 6:55 AM, bruce78rpm wrote: > I found a similar machine BF about 8-10 years ago, complete with a > tripod > crane such as you mention, the original recorder still in the box, > and a > beautiful 11 pedaled Nickel Plated Morning glory horn which hung > perfectly > from the crane. At the time the horn had been sitting around in > storage for > so long, it was covered with so many layers and layers of dirt and > dust, > that you couldn't see the nickel plating beneath. But when I got it > home and > cleaned and polished it, the nickel eventually shined so bright > that looking > into it you could see your reflection in all 11 pedals!! An > outstanding find > to say the least. I am not sure whether Columbia made and issued > these horns > as an option with the Peerless or whether it was after market. > Maybe someone > else with more knowledge of the Columbia set ups and options can > chime in on > this. > > Bruce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:43 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless -- horn? > > >> Greetings. Can anyone out there tell me anything about what kind >> of horn >> a >> Columbia BF (aka "Peerless") might have come with as standard >> issue, and >> what upgrades people might have made? The machine in question has >> no horn >> but was found with a free-standing tripod crane, so I imagine it >> wasn't >> just >> a 14" witches hat. Would, say, a 25" brass bell horn have fit >> well, or >> would a flowery morning glory horn have been more likely? How >> much would >> such a horn (if original and in very nice shape) run me these >> days, and >> how >> easy are they to find? Also, I would appreciate any other >> information >> anyone could offer me about this machine (including, but certainly >> not >> limited to, how it sounds), as I'm not generally a cylinder person >> and I >> know very little about it. Thanks in advance. >> >> Oh, and how rare are these 6", 3-minute "Twentieth Century" >> cylinders, >> anyway? What do they go for, typically? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
