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Offline Jerry V Lape

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Hound Horn /Bugle
« on: April 16, 2025, 08:52:58 AM »
Want to make a hunting horn and need some guidance on forming the mouthpiece.  Any experience with making a horn mouthpiece I would appreciate it especially with some photos.  Appears
the mouthpiece would need to be an applied piece. 
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Offline Longknife

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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2025, 04:41:13 PM »
Jerry. I have only made a few blowing horns, years ago. I just cut the horn down to the wider portion and hollowed out the mouthpiece. They worked adequately. I have heard of using mouthpieces from musical instruments, or using  a mouthpiece for a pattern. I believe the wider the "cavity" the lower the tone. This cavity is 1/2" X 1/2". The horn is about 12 1/2 "tip to tip.







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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2025, 08:21:53 PM »




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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2025, 12:21:09 AM »
When I was a kid, (1976-1980) I had a couple  Walker Black & Tan mix hounds that I named "Bugle." and "Smokey." Such sweet dear friends. Bugle looked like a 100% Walker and her sister Smokey looked like 100% Black & Tan. I bought a cow horn to call them in with and did my best to train them to it. Alas, when on a hot trail they rarely broke and returned to me even with all the training.... I spent many a stressful nights, blowing that darn horn waiting for them to return home. After a few days, they would return tired and cut up. I would doctor their wounds and feed them and after a day or so, they would be trying to dig out of their dog run and go out again... I could hear them bawling out in the Sierra Nevada foothills following a trail.

memories.... Ken
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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2025, 01:46:54 PM »
I spent many many nights following the sounds of the hounds, very exciting and  enjoyable nights.I had a Black and Tan and a Blue tick.
You brought back my own memories axle, thanks.
Robby
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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2025, 05:02:31 AM »
as a side story, I would get up early before school and feed my hounds. I would blow the horn a certain way/cadence (one long and three short) each feeding time. My buddy who lived a half mile away from me used the noise of the horn and the subsequent  bawling of my hounds as his "alarm clock." I am sure there were other neighbors that did same. LOL.
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Re: Hound Horn /Bugle
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2025, 07:38:41 PM »
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