The Coplin Horn
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- The Coplin Horn
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Map
I used a map of the Mississippi from the mid 1700’s as the basis for the map on this horn. I took out a section from St. Louis to New Madrid and added several rivers and other features that the client asked for.
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Map of the Mississippi
and the Ozark PlateauHere’s some detail of the map I put on the horn.
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Cameo
There is a 1 inch cameo in the base band. In it is a rendering of the client’s log cabin in the woods which was taken from a photograph he supplied me. Over that is the legend “My Ozark Mountain Home”.
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Base Plug and Staple
I turned this base plug from cypress which was recovered from a building constructed in 1909. I installed a sterling silver staple in it to complete the horn.
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Longhunter
On the inside curve I did an image of a longhunter superimposed on the lettering of the Ozark Plateau.
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Engrailing Text
Around the throat of the horn just below the engrailing I engraved a band. Inside the band is the client’s name and the year of his birth.
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Neck & Spout
The throat was cut down and flows into two rings where the strap will attach. It then steps down to a fluted collar and finally to a faceted spout. I used an ebony fiddle peg for a stopper.
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The Fluted Spout
The spout is faceted and has a fluted collar around it.
