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Offline bigbat

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Couple of horns.
« on: June 24, 2011, 11:10:15 PM »
A couple of original horns- Can anyone place the origins of them?

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Offline Dr. Tim-Boone

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Re: Couple of horns.
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 12:30:04 AM »
"Original" ? Do you have an idea when they were actually made?  Would the thread width indicate a date range??  Awesome horns. Thanks for sharing the picks.
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Re: Couple of horns.
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 01:02:52 AM »
  Great horns, if only they could tell their own story. The one with the bulbous base looks like it has a shadow from a lost band in the neck. Yes/no?
  The overall shape of the base and the possibility of a band makes me think possibly Valley of Virginia??? The second is unusual, to me anyway, because of the size and number of the threads.

 Tim C.

 PS: Now tell me you made themTC
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Re: Couple of horns.
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 01:29:18 AM »
top horn reminds me alot of some virginia screw tips i have photographed..good call tim
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Re: Couple of horns.
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 01:57:22 AM »
The mark on the first one is from Masking Tape,    No lost band,  Va or more accurately Shanandoah valley?? Did you notice the pick imbedded in the stopper?

The bottom one, I am at a loss, I just got it.
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Re: Couple of horns.
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2011, 11:59:58 PM »
  I figured the stopper with the pick was a replacement, after being around a couple hundred years it has probably had many stoppers.
The Valley of Virginia is very long, starting above Winchester and going down to the Roanoke/Salem area.  The Northern part of the Valley would be considered The Shenandoah Valley maybe down to Staunton or Clifton Forge. Correct me if I’m wrong, Virginia History was a long time ago.

 Tim C.

PS: No matter where they are two great study pieces.TC
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