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links below each horn to here them being blown
The three shells made into horns
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The three shells made into horns |
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Message
from Winston,
I have made conch trumpets from Strombus gigas, and S. pugilis.
I read somewhere that S pugilis was used by fishermen to signal each other.
It takes a little more effort to blow them, but they are really loud and shrill.
I hate to use the word "unbelievable", but I was really amazed the
first time I sounded it. I also have several Cassis cornuta horns.
I live across the street from an elementary school. I get a real kick out of testing my conch horns. The kids all run to the fence and I, of course, give then a show. Incidentally, like any wind instrument, you may produce more than one tone from the conch horn by varying the tension of your lips and the strength with which you blow. I am firmly convinced that you can hear a S. pugilis horn for at least a mile (over the water), perhaps farther.
Winston Barney
Fort Worth, Texas