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4---12b~~~~~~~17b~~~~~16b~~~~~~~17b---------
5*--12#~~~~~~~17#~~~~~16#~~~~~~~17#---------
6---12#~~~~~~~17#~~~~~16#~~~~~~~17#---------
7---12~~~~~~~~17~~~~~~16~~~~~~~~17----------
8---12b~~~~~~~17b~~~~~16b~~~~~~~17#---------

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro

[This message was edited by Larry Bell on 24 January 2003 at 06:16 AM.]

The "chugging" sound of a steam engine can also be made by muting the strings with your hand or arm (at about the 5th fret), and then using the (flattened) palm of your right hand to rub rapidly at a diagonal across the strings. Once you get the "whistle" and the "chugging" techniques down, then you can try doing them both at once...by doing the whistle on the E9th and then the chugging on the C6th! With a little practice, it sounds great on them old train songs.

(Just don't "overdo" it.)

[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 24 January 2003 at 08:46 AM.]

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SONNYPRIDDY

Having grown-up in deep east Tx. piney woods, I remember the old log trains. Each engineer had his special way of blowing the whistle. My uncle's father n law was a blacksmith at the round house. He build many whistles for the trains over his tenure there.

In reading what Bob Watson has to say, I think he has it correct for the old log train sound.

Also, Bobby Lee has the sound correct for the 1950's type diesel locomotive. Those things were tuned to four notes, C#-E-G & A#.
If played on a Organ the sound is identical!

I haven't found a way to send an attachment. I could let you hear the old Log train sound on my steel.

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I LOVE train horns. (Doesn¹t every PSG player?) I am listing below the most common tone cluster configurations. Most train horns heard today are made by either the Nathan or Leslie companies of Canada. Horns are normally configured in clusters of 3 (major or minor) or 5 (major 6th or dominant 7th) tones with air being throttled to all or any combination of horns at one time. A tip of the hat and thanks to the courtesy and dedication of the following: railfan.net, trainweb.org and www.trains.com

Nathan AirChime
K Series
K5LA
Tuning: D#, F#, G#, B, D# (B major 6th w/ 3rd in the bass)
Doc Bryant's rebuilt rig. Notice chiff (or warble) between #1 and #5)
K3H
Tuning: D# minor triad (D#, F#, A#)
VIA Rail Canada F40PH
K5H / K5L
Tuning: D#, F#, A#, C, D# (D# minor 6th. Original factory tuning.
Later horns tend to sound more of a half major/half minor chord.)
Southern Pacific locomotive (typical)
M Series
M3
Tuning: C#, E, A (A major triad w/ 3rd in the bass)
Modesto & Empire Traction GE 70-ton
M3HR
Tuning: D#, F#, A# (D# minor triad)
M3H's can still be found on former Grand Trunk Western locomotives.
M5
Tuning: C#, E, G, A, C# (A major dominant 7th w/ 3rd in the bass) NOTE: Many other variations were possible, though, even from the factory. These included A major dominant 6th (C#, E, F#, A, C#) and D# minor 7th (C#, D#, F#, A#, C#)
Niels Canyon Railway
Leslie Supertyfon
R-S Series
RS3K
Tuning: B, D#, A (B dominant 7th)
A static Leslie RS3K with echos. These horns were common on the Burlington Northern.
S5T
Tuning: B, D#, F#, A, C# (B major 9th)
A Leslie S5T on a freight in Union, Michigan.

Chris Newell

Ojai, CA and Atwater Village, CA (two blocks from the Glendale station)

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-- you listening, Rog?????

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps