Diaphone Horns...

[Oldiesmann]

I don't know why, but ever since I found the video of the Diaphone horn in Cape May, New Jersey on Youtube (link for those who haven't seen it), I've had a huge desire to own one simply because of the cool sound it makes

I have no clue what I'd do with it if I did have one (though I can think of some things - driving the neighborhood dogs crazy, scaring squirrels... ).

I've been trying to find more info on these things, but I haven't found a whole lot about them.

Can anyone here tell me more about these things?

[JasonC]

www.gamewelldiaphone.com

www.hornwhistleboard.com

[Robert Gift]

www.gamewelldiaphone.com
www.hornwhistleboard.com

Thanks Jason.
I always count on you.

[Federal Signal fan]

Wow, I'm starting to find Gamewell Diaphones and other air horn/whistle related things interesting, I'll look into that Ship Horns site you guys have too.

[Robert Gift]

Wow, I'm starting to find Gamewell Diaphones and other air horn/whistle related things interesting, I'll look into that Ship Horns site you guys have too.

Gawd.
The illness is spreading.

[SirenMadness]

The Diaphone is basically a siren with a reciprocating chopper, and a diaphragm as the "motor." Speaking of Diaphones, does anyone remember that monster they used on rocket-launching sites to test for large acoustic effects?

[Federal Signal fan]

Wow, I'm starting to find Gamewell Diaphones and other air horn/whistle related things interesting, I'll look into that Ship Horns site you guys have too.

Gawd.
The illness is spreading.

I started getting into horns when I was looking for train sounds for my Yahoo! Movies as Santa Fe buff, and I noticed series. Me+Courioustiy+Werid hobbies= another hobby...
So I'll check it out.
Robert, I have the illness for EVERYTHING I look at. Just test me. I'm kidding. But I do love trains<A: My Avatar B: My signure>.

[SirenMadness]

Robert, I have the illness for EVERYTHING I look at. Just test me. I'm kidding. But I do love trains<A: My Avatar B: My signure>.

Cool, another train-fan here! I might not have much of an interest in the horns of trains, but, man, do I love to look at trains!

[Robert Gift]

:D Robert, I have the illness for EVERYTHING I look at. Just test me. I'm kidding. But I do love trains<A: My Avatar B: My signure>.

Cool, another train-fan here! I might not have much of an interest in the horns of trains, but, man, do I love to look at trains! :lol:

I love everything trains:
Horns, Whistles, and their pitches
Steam locomotives and all their charm and problems
flanges and why they don't derail at frozen grade crossings where the flangeways are full of ice - they should design the crossings differently,
signals, sun kinks, track switches and track crossings, you name it.
I rode in the locomotive videotaping grade crossings from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

[slant-40]

For someone who grew up surrounded by diaphones (Elmont, NY), and was initially scared to death of them - I have grown up to not only find great fascination with them, but to own one of my very own.
Say hello to GOOSE, who is the sweetest-sounding low-tone in the whole wide world!