N.B.—When Köhler’s “Heavy Mail” Coach-horn (46 inches) is used, the
pianoforte should play the _top line_; but when the “Beaufort”
Coach-horn (36 inches) is used, the Pianoforte should play the
_bottom line_.
* * * * *
These Calls can be repeated; and all those marked * can be sounded on
Post-horns as well as Coach-horns.
* * * * *
No. I.*—THE START.
[Illustration: ]
No. II.*—CLEAR THE ROAD.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. III.—OFF SIDE.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. IV.—NEAR SIDE.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. V.—SLACKEN PACE.
[Illustration: _A little slower._ PIANOFORTE. A little slower._]
No. VI.*—PULL UP.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. VII.*—CHANGE HORSES.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. VIII.*—THE POST-HORN CALL.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. IX.—“HIGHER UP.”
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. X.—A RUSTIC CALL.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. XI.—“STEADY.”
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
No. XII.—HOME.
[Illustration: PIANOFORTE.]
The Old English Air—“BUY A BROOM.”
[Illustration]
[Illustration: A vintage, stylized silhouette illustration of a
four-horse mail coach. Several passengers sit atop the roof while a
driver holds a long whip, a guard sits at the rear, and an ostler or
stableman stands at the front holding the leading horses.]
COACH-HORNS
48″ Brass “Four-in-Hand”
44″ Copper “Beaufort”
TANDEM-HORN
36″ Copper “Beaufort”
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