@mafarnz A new daiprham or cleaning will usually fix any horn, lot cheaper than buying a new one, plus A-125s are quite rare, as matter of fact Ive never seen one in person.
@12myoung Not necessarily, if the nozzle is worn, a new diaphragm will only make things worse. A-125's are tunable horns, all you have to do is clean them out and tighten up the back cap.
@mafarnz Indeed so, however if you couldn't have made it sound correct again, a Leslie RS3L would have been the best choice for a horn, they are cheaper the K3LAs and are among the best sounding of all locomotive horns along with RS5Ts, K5LAs, M5s, and A-200s.
@SR6900 Actually K3LAs are louder both to the human ear and by decibel rating, however RS3Ls are far better sounding horns and my choice of horn for my railroad. I have a newly restored and perfectly tuned RS3L, sounds amazing, gotta love them.
I think K3LA's have a beautiful and unique sound to them. Who cares about how much they are. The sound is priceless!
xXxRailAngelxXx 9 months ago
Why spend the money to get a new horn when you could just re-voice the one Leslie? That's probably all it needs.
mafarnz 9 months ago
@mafarnz A new daiprham or cleaning will usually fix any horn, lot cheaper than buying a new one, plus A-125s are quite rare, as matter of fact Ive never seen one in person.
12myoung 1 month ago
@12myoung Not necessarily, if the nozzle is worn, a new diaphragm will only make things worse. A-125's are tunable horns, all you have to do is clean them out and tighten up the back cap.
mafarnz 1 month ago
@mafarnz Indeed so, however if you couldn't have made it sound correct again, a Leslie RS3L would have been the best choice for a horn, they are cheaper the K3LAs and are among the best sounding of all locomotive horns along with RS5Ts, K5LAs, M5s, and A-200s.
12myoung 1 month ago
why replace an a-125! Those things are so cool, their "ruptured Duck", or "Wounded Goose" sound is so unique
RailsandRoads 1 year ago
Seriously, a K3LA? A good S3L would sound better, be louder, and cheaper.
SR6900 1 year ago
@SR6900 I hear you....but a K3LA was a better option for the use I have planned for this horn.
lrichardm 1 year ago
@SR6900 Actually K3LAs are louder both to the human ear and by decibel rating, however RS3Ls are far better sounding horns and my choice of horn for my railroad. I have a newly restored and perfectly tuned RS3L, sounds amazing, gotta love them.
12myoung 1 month ago