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Scott and Travis work on the main beams.
Scaffolding is a necessary part of construction. Without it, this project would not have been possible.
Main beams are 2 x 6 treated lumber with custom built reinforcement plates.
Living the Renaissance
at 50 Florence Ave., North York, Toronto
www.fannylee.ca/2010/12/living-renaissance-at-50-florence...
This horn's bell-tail appears to be more steeply tapered than on earlier models; further, the flare out to the bell seems to start earlier.
Presumably the bells on the post-war Aristocrat and Custom Built models are constructed in the same way as the pre-war horns, using Buescher's proprietary "Acousta-Bell" metal tempering and forming method as well as the secret brass formula Buescher claimed it had developed.
I imagine that few people at the River City Classics show had seen this vehicle before... I was fortunate to see it about two years ago at a truck stop near Red Deer - photos here (three of them) - at the time I got the impression that the owner didn't care much for showing it off...
The "Acousta-Bell".
Buescher claimed it had developed a secret formula for the brass alloy it used to make instrument bells; it also claimed a proprietary method of tempering the metal. Buescher called the result the "Acousta-Bell".
The bell-tails' taper is long, slow and tight; it doesn't flare out to the bell until pretty near it's end.
The horn projects & it's very focused, but it isn't a paint-peeler. The tone isn't especially dark by Buescher standards, but it is rich and dense.