How to Make a Conch Horn
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
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In this one, I am prepping for the Renaissance festival by making a slew of conch and shell horns! the size and type of shell used will make the sound vary quite a bit, and I thought it would be interesting to demonstrate just how different each shell can sound! I hope you enjoy and will make sure to have another one out soon!
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Out of all the videos on making conchshell horns, you are the only one who shows what the hole is supposed to look like. Thank you! My son & I were able to make me a horn.
I grew up on the East Coast of VA, VA Beach, VA. we always had conchs around our home, typically conchs are not found in VA as I know it. Ours came from places farther south.
Today I live in West Texas on a recent visit back East we brought back about 4 or 5 conchs. I am going to challenge one of the conchs to be my
Donor as a musical instrument to annoy my neighbors that have no clue to the wonderful sound from a Conch!
Thank you for sharing your talent. 😁🛫
I have some conch shells in my room- and the temptation is palpable...
Also anything handmade from shell or otherwise is very renaissance- if you imagine you are a traveler near the sea
Thank you for sharing this video
Thank you for your video! Great work!
Very cool. Great instructions. Thanks 🙏 for sharing.
Thank you! This is the video we all needed... :)
Awesome!
HI THEO!
I adore your river walks and all you do with the gifts from the earth!
I have a couple of beautiful shells that I would be happy to pay you to make them into horns!!!
They are amazing and I love them!!!
Thank you for sharing your calm and expert connection to all the beauty!
Sincerely
Reva
Thanks heaps, mate! Epic tutorial 🇧🇸🌊🏄♂️
This is so cool! I needed this tutorial, I have a good collection of conch shells and couldn't find a thorough tutorial on how to make this anywhere.
I'm very glad to hear that you enjoyed, and even more that I could help!😊
thank you a lot Theo!!!
You are very creative bro.
Thank you for the video
Theo, I found your video to be extremely helpful! I have a Triton shell that I dove for in the Bahamas over 40 years ago, and it never blew as well as some conchs that I used. It is irreplaceable, and I don't want to screw it up!It is over a foot long with the tip of the spiral removed, and the outer lip is as delicate as fine china. The coloring is superb, a find of a lifetime, at least for me! I think the rotary tool is the way to go, there is a lot more of the columella ( I Wikied that!) left in mine than in your horns. Thank you so much for sharing your skills! Ha, 10:20, that's a Triton right there!
I borrowed a Dremel tool and ground it down, it worked! I can get the middle note easily, but I have to work at the lower note. My lips have become flabby.
Conch shells are always blown in the morning and evening in every place in India, it's a sacred sound in Hinduism.
In Hawaii they are blown at sunset. Also a sacred sound.
@@panomaniac5399 that's nice to know.
Very cool! Is the sound good for clearing negative energy?
@@jorgepellegrini8802 yes.
Very Cool Theo . All ways wanted to make one . Now I know what to do with all the shells I get at the flea markets . And yes more vids would be most welcome as I am currently working with some shell pendants. Thx and have a great day
Glad to hear that you liked the video! 😊 I will make sure to keep them coming! I'm currently working on a video detailing using shells for inlay! If you are making Shell pendants, you might enjoy checking out my video on "making rings from fragile shells" as the process definitely applies to pendants as well, and can really open up some opportunities for some beautiful jewelry using shells that would not normally be usable! 😊
awesome ....
Nice...
On the contrary, this will be very intresting video! I made a conchorn out of a shell very similar in shape and size. It is much cleaner though. I'd love to see what you do with it. Now that I have a Dremel and lots of burs and bits. I want to see the possibilities! Thanks for all these wonderful videos that you shared ! Yep! mine is just like your second one. When I made horn out of it, I didn't have Dremel. I used Hacksaw and files.
Oh, I was hoping that you would carve that shell too !!
I have the same name as you! :) great video
This was great. You have nice fingers.
Loved it!! I have 2 conch horns!! However, I have never seen a whelk horn! Thanks so much!
Whelk horns are some of my favorites, and you almost never see them! Very glad to hear that you enjoyed the video!😊
Do you not need to wear a respirator when carving shells? I thought you should. Am I wrong? Great vid and beautiful sound. Havagudun my friend.
Definitely need to always wear a respirator with shells; even more so than rocks! Don't worry though, i have mine on this one!😄 just hard to see past my hat sometimes, but you can see that i am wearing it at 7:56 👍thanks so much for watching!
After cutting the tip off how much of the inside part am I supposed to cut out?
Theo I cut one conch, it's extremely hard to blow. I cut another one but cut it down to far. I used the dremel diamond cut off bit. It kept getting caught in the spiral. What would you do with a whole big conch shell minus the tip?
Since you're a Ren-Fair guy, you might dig the reason why the tip is suppose to be cut where it is. Historically, the reason they are cut between the third and forth spiral is because that's where you need to cut the shell to release the whole conch animal from the shell in one piece when harvesting the meat.
How do you repair it if it has a hole in back?
Great video just What I was looking for..by the way What do u used to cover the holes?
epoxy
Nice queen clams bro, by the way where to find something like that?
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Can little whistles be made from Florida fighting conks?
Why can’t you keep the inner 🌀? What does it sound like with the inner spiral?
Thanks. I'm a newbie here. Can you also do a video on how to actually create the sound with your mouth? Is there anything particular to do shaping or vibrating the lips, or voicing at all, or do you just blow it like blowing a fire? Cheers
I’d assume it’s like playing a brass instrument so if so you would have to tighten the corners of your mouth and make the center relaxed so that your lips buzz when you’re blowing into the shell. Hope that helped
@@benjaminmerkel Ta
Can the same be done with the small conch shells? Like the ones as big as your fingers?
You absolutely can do it with smaller shells! I have made several with three inch long Spider conchs, and they sound awesome; almost a whistle. I am not sure though how small you would be able to go and still maintain the sound. Great question!
Theo Kellison awesome. Though I may be doing something wrong because they just blow air- good thing I have a few. Lol
@@RogueT-Rex8468 you're probably on the right track! To get the sound properly, you have to hold your lips tightly together and force air through, almost like you would for a trumpet. The smaller the shell, the tighter your lips have to be. It can take some practice but it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it! I demonstrate how to at the end of the video, and it's the same concept for a smaller shell, just tighter and requiring more air. Hope that helps!
Hello what happens if you cut hole too big
How to I buy fish shape cutting shells and I want goo collection of conch shells, I am living in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India
How can I get one ? 🤩
I have a horn that I found on the road. It has a thick layer of I don't know what, but someone said I could convert it to a horn that plays. I would have to grind off the ugly stuff on the outside, and then polish it to look good. It looks like the horn of a sheep? Rough!
what would a shell sell for like that..
would i be able to buy one of these horns off you?
Compré dos caracoles aré. El orificio y comento
Would you be willing to bore out one of my conch shells? If so send me a message please. Thank you!
Where is the triton