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Iā€™m a finger twitch away from ordering a pair from Aus, Azurahorn.
Anyone tried a pair?

Iā€™m talking myself in to someone else faffingšŸ™‚
Life is short, money is not an issue, Iā€™m building other things at the moment.

Yes, they are the ones in my system. They donā€™t have the full round over.

Thought they looked the same.
Guess thatā€™s cosā€™ they are GRP? and you canā€™t release a full wrap around from a mold.

Hmm.
The tractrix I have (turned myself) have pretty full wrap around.

The throat of tractrix and Le C is very, very, similar. Itā€™s the wider flare where things differ.

Ritchie, can you compare the sound of your Tractrix to the Le C a bit more?

Itā€™s a while since I swapped over! I think the LeCleach are less coloured maybe, or at least a different colour. They just disappeared a bit more in comparison. If you click your tongue on the roof of your mouth and make a hollow tok sound, the tractrix by comparison had a hint of that character to my ear. Obviously, I only noticed it after I swapped them, I wasnt looking to change. The tractrix havenā€™t been back in sinceā€¦

If I get time over the weekend, Iā€™ll swap them back in and give you my impressions. :+1:

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Iā€™ve spoken to him but only got quotes for 250Hz.

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Iā€™ve sent them an email enquiry

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Got to love a bit of RomyšŸ¤ .

Can you not turn some up on the lathe?

Would do in a flash but can only swing 9".
To swing more than 12" needs a massive or specialist lathe.
I was thinking to extend the drive beyond the bed, but to accurately turn wood would take a stable platform.
Would be easier to convert my big end sander. Mount it and somehow a tool rest on my table saw bedā€¦
That spins a bit fast so would need to get the piece pretty well balanced beforehand.
Iā€™m thinking through the latter.

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QEDšŸ˜€

Edit: Iā€™d like to see that fecker make a decent Le Cleach hornšŸ˜‚

I miss my lathe. Thatā€™s a 12" chuck. 18" swing over bed, bit more over the gap.

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ā€œit cost how much?ā€ :exploding_head:

Serious but of kit that.

Perhaps someone can 3d print a pair?

How Martin Seddon does it.

http://www.azurahorn.com/azurahorn_tradesecrets.html

Nowt, well, came with the business we bought. I mean its still there, its just 4000 miles away in Florida. :rofl:

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Oh dear. That looksā€¦ doable.

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Yes, remember looking at those pics many moons ago.
The angle grinder idea is great for making a plug. To do the inner turning requires a more proper adjustable tool rest and wood lathe rpm.

Eddā€™s Motel and Horn Factory, Spalding. :grinning:

Can stay over while your horns are made.

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What else am I going to put in the new garage.

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