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The K5LA is the most popular horn in use today, with a B major 6th chord (D-sharp, F-sharp, G-sharp, B, D-sharp). [3] Though first used by Chessie System , [ 4 ] it was developed for Amtrak as a variation on the original K horn, and is the standard horn for Amtrak , CSX , Norfolk Southern , [ 5 ] and Illinois Central , as well as most commuter ...
He wrote a book about his rodeo experiences in 1952 called “My Fifty Years in Rodeo: Living with Cowboys, Horses and Danger.” It quickly found a following because of its first-person stories ...
The vuvuzela / v uː v uː ˈ z ɛ l ə / is a horn, with an inexpensive injection-moulded plastic shell about 65 centimetres (2 ft) long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭ 3 [2] (the first B♭ below middle C). [3] Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation.
The steerhorn (German: stierhorn, also known in English as a cowhorn or bullhorn) is an extremely long medieval bugle horn. The instrument could be as much as 3 feet long. [1] It was used from "antiquity" into the middle ages. [1] The instrument has been used both orchestrally and in war.
In 1954, TOA Corporation developed the EM-202, the world's first transistorized megaphone. [7] Handheld versions are shaped generally like the old acoustic megaphone, with a microphone at one end and a horn speaker at the other, and a pistol grip on the side, with a trigger switch to turn it on. In use, the device is held up to the mouth, and ...
An air horn is a pneumatic device designed to create an extremely loud noise for signaling purposes. It usually consists of a source which produces compressed air, which passes into a horn through a reed or diaphragm. The stream of air causes the reed or diaphragm to vibrate, creating sound waves, then the horn amplifies the sound making it louder.
Paul Wilbur Klipsch (March 9, 1904 – May 5, 2002) was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing a high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker.
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