Horns

The 2003 Ford F-150 truck is equipped with one high-tone and one low-tone horn. The horns are mounted on the passenger side of the truck behind the front bumper on a pair of horn brackets. Because of…

Train horns were a required safety precaution in the United States by the early 20th century, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. K2 horns are a form of standard locomotive whistle, used…

When discussing audio, an "acoustic horn" is referred to as an audio device that guides audio from its source to open air. The horn is shaped like a cone through which audio enters the small…

Horn Audio is a cheat that plays the sound of a horn, owl hooting and dog barking in Sims 2. To play the horn sound, you need to access the cheat window. Playing the horn sound differs among game…

Elk horns are an impressive sight. If you or someone in your family hunts, you may find yourself in possession of a few extra horns. You can even find horns sold on the internet, at flea markets and…

In the Playstation 3 game, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," the story begins at an abandoned castle known as Cair Paravel. Here you'll need to ward off an advancing swarm of…

A number of motorcycles built in the 1970s by Ducati and other Italian companies used Voxbell horns. These 12-volt horns came as a set of two, one for the low horn tones and the other for the high…

The SpectrAlert P2R is an interior/exterior building evacuation notification and guide. Typically triggered by a fire alarm or other emergency event warning, the P2R provides both audio and visual…

A PVC horn is an air induction alarm horn for use on a car or other vehicle. Electrical horns work based on an artificial sound, whereas an air horn can produce a louder and shriller alarm because of…

Buffalo horns are ideal for making spoons. Compared with the horns of domestic animals, buffalo horns are rigid and hard. The circumference of a horn's base is relatively wide, yet buffalo horns taper…

Many musical instruments are made from brass, which is a strong, light and attractive metal. Unfortunately, like many metals, brass tarnishes over time. To prevent this, instruments made from brass…

Air horns aren’t just limited to trains, barges and other motorized industrial equipment. You can install your own set of air horns and the necessary equipment needed to operate them on your…

An aboriginal blow horn, called a didgeridoo, is the horn used by the Aborigines in Australia and New Zealand. This long tube creates a loud rumbling sound that is unlike other instruments. By using…

The FJR1300 Nautilus compact horn is manufactured by the Stebel company. The horn consists of an air horn tube and small compressor, universally designed to fit on any motorcycle as well as many ATVs.…

Wiring a car alarm horn can be a challenge, depending on the type of vehicle you are working on. If you hitch the wiring in the wrong sequence or to the wrong wire, you can be faced with problems…

Unicorn horn is an item in RuneScape available to members only. You can use it in anti-poison and super anti-poison potions, as well as to create a Unicorn Stallion summoning pouch. Unicorn horns are…

The Android Market offers thousands of free and paid applications available to download to your Android smartphone. Many applications exist that allow you to play a horn sound, or set one as a…

There are many materials available from which you can make miniatures, but one of the most versatile of these is polymer clay. Polymer clay is convenient in that it bakes hard in the oven and is easy…

Deer typically shed their antlers between late December and late February of each year. A matched set is more difficult to find because deer do not often drop both antlers in the same spot. Shed…

The great horned owl is a majestic bird that is often associated with farmland and barns. Many people never see the bird because it is only active at night, but they hear its hooting call even in…

One might say the art of scrimshaw was born from boredom. It was developed by American whalers who spent idle hours at sea scratching intricate pictures into spare pieces of whale tooth and bone. The…

Making a vibrating sound with your lips is the first step towards learning to play a brass instrument. It is possible to vibrate entire scales with just your lips. The trick is to build the muscles in…

An obstacle toward learning to play a brass instrument is understanding how to blow through the horn properly. Once this technique is learned, it will become much easier. In the beginning stages,…

Also called rhinoceros beetles, horned beetles are member of the subfamily Dynastinae, with more than 300 species around the world. Horned beetles are often large, and males display horn-like…

If you try to play a flute piece on the clarinet, you will be playing the wrong notes. Flutes play in concert pitch, and as a result, written notes and the actual sound produced are the same. The…

The oboe and English horn are similar yet still have their differences. Both are similarly shaped, but differ in length; and both use double reeds, but differ in sound. They truly distinguish…

Larger, and lower, in pitch as compared to the oboe, the English horn produces a beautiful, if slightly unusual sound. Structurally, an English horn consists -- from bottom to top -- of a bell, a…

The hunting horn is a member of the bugle family, and is closely related to trumpets and other brass instruments. If you have ever played a French horn, tuba, trumpet, or other brass horn, you will be…

Speakers and microphones are much more closely related than you might think. In fact, speakers and microphones use exactly the same principle and mechanism in their operation, but are designed to work…

Bass cabinets are enclosures for speakers, or drivers. There is a difference in projected sound when openings are part of the cabinet, and these openings are known as ports.

Powder horns have been obsolete for about a century and a half. During the era of muzzle-loading weapons, replaced by cartridge firearms in the late 1860s, a powder horn was a necessary accessory for…

The basset horn and alto clarinet are similar instruments, so much so that they can replace each other in musical groups. However, there are some distinct differences.

While the tenor horn may not be as popular as its cousin the French horn, it still plays an important role in British brass music and in other Western brass ensembles. The tenor horn is over 150 years…

The shofar is an ancient musical wind instrument that dates back to Biblical times. This wind instrument's modern-day cousins are bugles and trumpets. Judaism uses the shofar during Rosh Hashana and…