11-24-2012, 02:47 PM
Thanks! For those of you who might be interested, here is what I did. I purchased a $15.00 battery operated piano keyboard and rigged up some simple mechanics with scrap wood and hardware I already had on hand. Hooking it up to a pull cord and handle allows me to press three keys to create the horn. The cheap speakers sounded tinny so I experimented with several baffles until I discovered that the tomato cans produced the best sound. I duct taped them to the piano.
I did some online research and found a couple of articles that described train horn chords. There were several. After some experimentation I found I most liked a three note chime with C,D#, and A as the notes. I rigged up a lever with wooden pegs to correspond with the appropriate keys.
Once the assembly was complete I screwed it upside down to the ceiling and added a valance.
I gotta say that it is great fun to pull the chord!
Ralph
I did some online research and found a couple of articles that described train horn chords. There were several. After some experimentation I found I most liked a three note chime with C,D#, and A as the notes. I rigged up a lever with wooden pegs to correspond with the appropriate keys.
Once the assembly was complete I screwed it upside down to the ceiling and added a valance.
I gotta say that it is great fun to pull the chord!
Ralph