What horn is this?

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Lawrie
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What horn is this?

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Hi people,
a friend of mine found this photo and was wondering if I could identify the horn. I can't, but I also feel that I've seen a photo of a similar one somewhere. Can anyone helps please?
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Holton Professional Model ca 1932-1936. Can't remember the model number off-hand, maybe No. 60? I can check a catalog later.
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I always though that horn was an Olds. Wasn't that the horn that hung in Larry Minick's shop?
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No, this is a Holton.

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That tuning mechanism is interesting.
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It's similar to the TIS method, but on the bell. The tuning slide bow is rather large.

Haven't seen one in the flesh. Wonder how they played.
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BGuttman wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:44 am It's similar to the TIS method, but on the bell. The tuning slide bow is rather large.

Haven't seen one in the flesh. Wonder how they played.
Not great.

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Awesome! Thank you :)
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blast wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:18 pm
BGuttman wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:44 amWonder how they played.
Not great.

Chris
But you have to admit, they looked pretty darn cool doing it.

Sorta like a DeLorean. Ornamental but not practical.
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JohnL wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:17 pm
blast wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:18 pm Not great.

Chris
But you have to admit, they looked pretty darn cool doing it.

Sorta like a DeLorean. Ornamental but not practical.
On the other hand we have the Conn 44H "razorbell" (Vocabell) that looked cool and actually played well.
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Is that Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame?

It looks like he knows how to hold and play the darned thing. :)

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I don't know. If his playing was any good, why would someone be poking him in the eye with a violin bow?
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Actually, the picture has been cropped so that Stan Laurel's best friend Oliver Hardy was removed. He is to Stan's right with the most priceless look on his face --- totally oblivious to the carnage his violin bow is inflicting. I LOVE those two guys !
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Leisesturm wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:51 am I don't know. If his playing was any good, why would someone be poking him in the eye with a violin bow?
Y'all haven't spend much time around violin players, have you?
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BGuttman wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:39 pm On the other hand we have the Conn 44H "razorbell" (Vocabell) that looked cool and actually played well.
Yes the "Vocabell" Conn 44h is a fine horn. Very thick bell and likewise the tuning slide. The whole horn is thicker. It's built like a tank and no bell-ring. Despite this the response is quick and it plays really well. Looks cool too.

/Tom
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