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Re: Rist horn

Well, I better have a go at adjusting mine on a day when the neighbours are out

Re: Rist horn

I have a restored original Rist horn on the Pearl. It's main function is to amuse Sunday walkers and the MOT man. The sound can best be described as like an elderly sheep. Maybe adjustment time, or maybe corrosion in the diaphragm causes mechanical losses ?

Location: New Forest

Re: Rist horn

When I tune/setup one of these horns I connect a test meter in series set to read amps.
I then set the the adjusting screw for the lowest current draw while still giving consistency of tone/output.

Steve V.

Location: Polegate, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Re: Rist horn

Reckless Rat
No it's definitely an original one although I have taken it to bits and rebuilt it as per the Cornwall A7 Club's recommendations. Having found Ivor Hawkins' short video on you tube, perhaps I'm being too optimistic - the output on mine sounds roughly the same:

HERE

RR


Perhaps its just the video. But that sounds more like a buzzer than a horn.

The RP my father gave my daughter has a Klaxette as well as the Rist. The Rist is far louder.

Re: Rist horn

A day's fiddling appears to be needed then. Will update if I get any more volume out of it.

Location: Gard, France 30960. Used to be Languedoc-Roussillon but now it's Occitanie