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Old 04-29-2006, 05:05 PM   #24 (permalink)
dcstep
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Originally Posted by Daff
Mine is a 1937 with a #10 bell, American brass, 51 gauge. Sweet horn.
51 gauge seems incredibly light. Back when I was a sheet metal worker, 28 gauger was very light. Seems like 51 gauge would be almost paper thin. Does anyone know if sheet metal gauges were different back in the 1930?

Dave
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