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Offline skyarrow

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Shell trumpet
« on: March 24, 2011, 11:18:57 am »
I made this shell trumpet out  of a Cassis cornuta ("horned helmet")shell input a build along in the build along thread if anyone wants to make one





And a video

http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/bloodmoonwidow/c54e49f7.mp4
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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 12:37:24 am »
Nice work dude.

Am I the only one thinking Lord of the Flies? :)

Offline sailordad

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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 12:41:47 am »
very neat , i did check out the build along
never realized it was that easy to make one from a shell

cameroo,if it would have been a conch shell then i would have thought of lordof the flies  ;)
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 07:27:42 am »
Anyone ever heared these played by serious masters???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xs2T6dJx50&feature=related
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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 08:14:36 am »
Very cool,I need one of those,I am sure I couldn't play it but need one just the same. I can't even play a record player. ;) ;D ;D
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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2011, 04:41:19 pm »
Haha Thanx all there is a nice shell vender close to me il have to see what he sells them for
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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2011, 04:59:21 pm »
he sells sea shells??   ;D



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Re: Shell trumpet
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2011, 07:05:27 pm »
Thanx Josh  :D   The apex of a univalve gastropod such as a conch or a snail is the oldest part of the shell (the place where the young animal started growing): in blowing a shell trumpet the sound is passing from the oldest place to the youngest - from the past towards the present.  ;).
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