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Welcome to The Coach Horn Tootler. This website evolved from a difficult search for coach horn information, including music, appropriate mouthpieces and instruction. In the twenty-first century, coach horn information, along with its history, is scattered in the old coaching books, newspaper articles of the day and by word of mouth. The Coach Horn Tootler is an attempt to gather that information and make it readily available to everyone. Designed primarily for those interested in the history and playing of the coach horn, other natural horn enthusiasts; post horn, bugle, fanfare trumpet and field trumpet, should find this website helpful.
Over the years, coach horn tunes have been written for individuals, coaches and clubs. It is also a hope to gather these tunes here before they are lost forever. Help preserve the music by allowing your original music to be posted on this site. Coach horn players (tootlers) are invited participate on this site with a personalized page for photos, technical advice and stories. Please feel free to share your interest in the coach horn with the rest of us!
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The Coach Horn: History, Music and Traditions
Author: Rich O'Donnell
This new book was written for beginners, amateurs, and experienced tootlers, and it covers the history, music, and traditions of the coach horn. Included are color photographs of different types of horns, along with suggestions on how to sound the horn, care of the horn and the components of the horn. Sheet music for the official "Calls of the Road" and other tunes are included. A recording on compact disk is also included, featuring Alan Keeley and Rich on the coach horn. The recording consists of the "Calls of the Road" and a variety of old melodies and favorite tunes. Each copy is numbered. Softcover, 94 pages, color, CD included. $39.95. Available from the Carriage Association of America by clicking the link below.
http://www.caaonline.com/shop_item.asp?key=611&TypeDesc=Search&CatDesc='Coach%20horn'
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Newport, Rhode Island Coaching Weekend
August 20 - 23, 2009
Click the photographic link to the right to view the photographs.
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