284 THE COACH AND TANDEM HORN. 



There is hardly any article connected with the stable 

 concerning the quality of which there is so little chance of 

 going wrong as in the purchase of the coach, tandem or 

 hunting horn. The reason of this is that these articles are 

 not in general demand and can only be used by those who 

 have had much experience and who are at least in part quali- 

 fied to distinguish a well made instrument. The result 

 is that there is no market for an indifferent and wholesale 

 production of ill-made instruments, and hence the limited 

 number of horns that find a market usually come from the 

 hands of good workmen. 



THE COACH HORN. 



The coach horn is made in three different designs, the 

 " Heavy Mail," the "Selby " and the " Beaufort." Of these 

 the " Beaufort " is the one most suited for use on the park 

 or road coach. It is made of copper in various sizes vary- 

 ing from forty-eight to fifty-four inches in length, the bore 

 is very narrow and terminates rather abruptly in a graceful 

 " bell." This horn has a detachable German silver mouth- 

 piece, long German silver ferrules and is further strength- 

 ened by three flat ribs of German silver running lengthwise 

 on the outside of the horn. All of the notes required in 

 sounding any of the regular " calls " can be made on this 

 horn. Extensions, both straight and with one or more 

 twists, are made. These attachments give extra notes but 

 for ordinary use are not required. 



THE TANDEM HORN. 



The tandem horn is undoubtedly a late imitation in min- 

 iature of the coach horn, and owes its origin to the frequent 

 necessity the driver of a tandem has to apprise the sleepy 



