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loaded horn systems
Nick Simon:
Does anybody remember or have pictures of a loaded horn PA from the 70's that were like fiberglass shells? There were a couple of regional club bands that used them in the southern US. Eli and Riverstreet were two bands that I remember that had them. They were shaped kind of like North Drums. I can't remember the name of them, but I can still see those big white dual 18 horn housings that latched on to the actual cabinet. All of it had to be ratchet strapped together.
Rick Powell:
--- Quote from: Nick Simon on February 08, 2013, 03:26:39 PM ---Does anybody remember or have pictures of a loaded horn PA from the 70's that were like fiberglass shells? There were a couple of regional club bands that used them in the southern US. Eli and Riverstreet were two bands that I remember that had them. They were shaped kind of like North Drums. I can't remember the name of them, but I can still see those big white dual 18 horn housings that latched on to the actual cabinet. All of it had to be ratchet strapped together.
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Sounds like the Community Leviathan that had a speaker pod that latched to the big horn. i had a pair, and a pair of 12" mids in a Community fiberglass horn, and a pair of Community HF horns w/JBL 2440 drivers. It was a pretty loud system in the day. There was a system with a bunch of Levis mounted in boxes that went on one of Boston's early tours.
Tim Weaver:
Is that like a drunk boxer?
Ivan Beaver:
--- Quote from: Nick Simon on February 08, 2013, 03:26:39 PM ---Does anybody remember or have pictures of a loaded horn PA from the 70's that were like fiberglass shells? There were a couple of regional club bands that used them in the southern US. Eli and Riverstreet were two bands that I remember that had them. They were shaped kind of like North Drums. I can't remember the name of them, but I can still see those big white dual 18 horn housings that latched on to the actual cabinet. All of it had to be ratchet strapped together.
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I think John Meyer made some cabinets that looked like what you describe.
There were a number of other small manufacturers making their own horns.
Tom Young:
--- Quote from: Nick Simon on February 08, 2013, 03:26:39 PM ---Does anybody remember or have pictures of a loaded horn PA from the 70's that were like fiberglass shells? There were a couple of regional club bands that used them in the southern US. Eli and Riverstreet were two bands that I remember that had them. They were shaped kind of like North Drums. I can't remember the name of them, but I can still see those big white dual 18 horn housings that latched on to the actual cabinet. All of it had to be ratchet strapped together.
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I also think you're referring to Community Leviathans with mouth extensions. Except the Leviathan was dual 15".
On a side note, Roger North Drums (RND) began to manufacture HF horns in the 1980's which were used by Northwest Sound, among others.
FWIW
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