Leslie Supertyfon Single Chimes

[@tmlafrance]

RS 37s were used by the Katy on SD40-2s and GP 39-2s as a reverse horn.

[@mafarnz]

That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. I’ve seen photos and videos showing a number of them that had S25’s on the rear, but I didn’t realize S37’s were also used.

[@naufaltrainznt94133]

RS31 used by CC 201(GE U18C) and CC 202(EMD G26MC-2U) in Indonesia

[@danielferrovias]

The local railroad where i live uses the RS31 and the RS37

[@uberstupidmove]

@LoSamZayin They're using RS2M horns now on the M7s just as a note.

[@geuse_chandesu4273]

RS-37 used in PNR DEL 921

[@Dash7101]

Here in the Philippines, there's two locomotives that uses RS-37 bells mounted on an RS2 manifold.

[@mafarnz]

RS37-2 is what that’s called.

[@COASTERFAN-sw9hj]

@@mafarnz also called an S-2D on the Leslie catalog

[@concorde2003]

Do you have any manifold blanks/caps that you'd sell? I need to make a 5 chime bracket into a 4 chime.

[@mafarnz]

Are you cornbelt2020 on eBay?

[@mafarnz]

I do not have any spare blanket plates that I would be willing to sell. They are simple sheets of aluminum that you could have any metal shop cut to size for you. Or just use a bolt through the air inlet hole, rubber washer against the manifold and flat washer on top of that works great.

[@MATIAS_F297]

hey bro, what are the measurements of the RS37, why do I need them, I will be making some in pvc, Thank you very much!!!

[@mafarnz]

20 1/2 inches from the end of the spike to the end of the bell.

[@MATIAS_F297]

@@mafarnz and how much is it in centimeters?

[@mafarnz]

53

[@MATIAS_F297]

@@mafarnz thanks bro!!

[@thereal_trainguy01246]

The rs37 horn is very cool and its used here in the Philippines and its also used in uruguay

[@Justin-uw7nf]

Leslie horn use a cc 203 cc 201 3:27

[@naufaltrainznt94133]

CC 202 sama CC 201 Doang oi CC 201 yang pake cuma satu yaitu CC 201 83 35

[@mafarnz]

@kaiawarmhearth Yeah, the lower tones on horns are the most pleasing, the huger notes only sound good as part of a multi-chime horn.

[@awp2902]

Do you know what horn is on Milwaukee road 261

[@mafarnz]

It was built with a Leslie A-200. After its restoration it has had a Leslie RS25.

[@awp2902]

@@mafarnz okay thank you

[@EngineerDaylight]

@@mafarnz I thought I had a Leslie a400?

[@mafarnz]

@@EngineerDaylight Leslie does not make an A-400. The next bigger sizes are the A-300 and 425. These are ENOURMOUS, and they are NOT rail horns, they are ship horns! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZe4pYx7j9yajs0

[@mishvlogs2056]

4:27 this horn is what The Swedish Air raid sirens sounds like

[@mafarnz]

@five0fan Yes, the only difference is the power chamber used, (S chamber vs RS chamber) the sound will be pretty much identical. Same goes for the other single chimes as well.

[@mafarnz]

@trainguy2020 a 37, 25, 55 would be an RS3C, an RS3P is a 25, 31, 55. I do have a blanking plate and a couple of three chime manifolds, I should get around to making some two chimes. Thanks for the comment!

[@frootloops1696]

the rs25, that sounds familiar because a guy used that sound for a leslie a125 air horn on a dlc for a game.

[@Ethan_the_Railfan]

The 25 plays 255 hertz. So It basically plays a C. a C plays 253 hz. So you could technically say that it plays a C because 255 is closer to 253. Rather than 246 hz. 246 hz is a B.

[@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832]

What is your set-up for air?

[@mafarnz]

For this video just a 5 gallon tank.

[@mafarnz]

@wwrr98 It's the frequency in Hz that the particular bell plays, truncated to two digits. For example, a 44 bell plays at 440 Hz.

[@Ethan_the_Railfan]

a B note plays 493 hertz and The 48 bell plays 480 hertz. And an A# plays 466 hertz. So I guess you could call it playing a B because 480 is closer to 493 than 466.

[@mafarnz]

@Alwaystrains The 31, 37, and 48 came with my RS3K. The 25 came from my RS3L. The 44 came with the single chime manifold & the power chamber used in the video (as a RS44). The 55 was bought from a fellow collector.

[@TheMNrailfan227]

Doesn’t a S37 and a S55 Bell make a Metroliner horn?

[@mafarnz]

Yes. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGnch3ufba6Crqs

[@mafarnz]

@five0fan Well, I'm not 100% sure my RS44 is from an M1. When I first got it, the power chamber and manifold were is the red Leslie primer, so they had been fairly recently replaced. It may be just the 44 bell is from an M1, or it may be somebody that lived in NJ pieced togeather an RS44. I don't really know for sure, but I like to think it's an original LIRR RS44.

[@Lightwolf333]

Matt being hardcore again! Grate vid Matt. What a grate way to show off your collection.

[@mafarnz]

@cweis127 It would sound very similar to the RS5T, since the 5T is only missing the 48 bell.

[@mafarnz]

@Evansville64 That's basically an RS3K with the high note brought down a 1/2 step. Sounds almost like an RS3K. Search "Sweet RS3K!!! BNSF 2268 Leads Light Power in Lockport" to hear an example.

[@tylerblackwell2688]

I rode on a u18b with a leslie supertyfon rs-5t horn sounds good but very loud. Even louder in the cab than outside the cab because the horn is located right on top of the cab were the crew sits.

[@mafarnz]

+Tyler Blackwell Yeah having the horn above the cab is so loud, its nice that on newer units they are moving the horns to the middle.

[@SkyhawkACE123]

Extremly informative video! Many thanks for uploading, I love your horn videos!!

[@Zach_Bloomquist]

I used to hear the Leslie RS25 on conrail SW1001's back in the day. Great horn.

[@Zach_Bloomquist]

Some Conrail locos did have RS31 horns I think the SW1500s and SW9s.

[@mercury7590]

The RS25 was also used on the Milwaukee Road’s A Class 4-4-2s, which were designed to move at over 100mph. I think. It’s in K&L Trainz’ Hiawatha addon, though they say it’s an A125. Are those two horns similar?

[@mafarnz]

It was an A-125, and the two are VERY different. The S25 wasn’t invented until 1953, and the RS25 the improved version of the S25 came out in 1978. The A-125 is a Leslie Tyfon type horn, the S25/RS25 are the Supertyfon types. Different mechanically. The Tyfon horns date back to the 1930’s. Here is a video of an A-125: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqipZ2VtrMdlfqs

[@FerroFilmeMTY]

Excellent video, will you have one like this but with Nathan's P and K series bells?

[@mafarnz]

I could do this for the P bells. There have been too many variations of the K bells to cover them all in a video less than 45 minutes though.

[@FerroFilmeMTY]

@@mafarnz I would appreciate it, my friend, here I await the video of the P series since I'm making pvc horns and videos like this help me a lot, greetings!

[@jace1911]

I have a Supertyfon RS3 that I need gaskets for. Do you know of a source to get them? Are they available from Leslie direct???

[@mafarnz]

eBay seller taakersc posts Leslie gaskets on eBay all the time just check there. If your horn is RS chambers (spike on the back cap) you will also need doughnut gaskets too, he also had those.

[@nac746]

Have you ever seen or heard of the combination of bell 25, and two pairs of 31 and 44 bells on a 5 chime manifold?

[@mafarnz]

I have. Not something Leslie ever would have offered, it basically a five chime RS3L. I've heard of railroad shops sometimes doing that, and sometimes horn blasters will do it too thinking it somehow makes it louder to have more than one of the same bell.

[@mafarnz]

Search for a video called "LIRR "Slime Train" with MP15AC 150 and Leslie horn" its not my video but a good recording of that bell combo.

[@mafarnz]

Well dome backs and tab backs both sound the same. They are both aluminum S chambers. I have considered it, though no plans to remake the video with S chambers yet.

[@five0fan]

So the RS44 is the same as the S44?

[@Ethan_the_Railfan]

Yes it is. Just a different shape power chamber. Everything is the same.

[@wwrr98]

do you know where Leslie came up with the number for each bell?

[@rotordawg]

Just stumbled onto this video and it is a little over 11 years old at this time. Great video but you mention that the weather changed while you were testing. I did notice the las couple of bells were a lot higher than you mentioned. I hear the 48 as a B and the 55 as a flat D. Both a little high. The rest were close enough in my opinion. Maybe the colder temps? I enjoyed this a lot!

[@mafarnz]

Certainly could be the temp. The fact that I was using an RS chamber is also a factor, RS chambers do raise the pitch a slight bit.

[@wellgoiano]

Hey mafarnz! You could record a video making combinations with these Leslie horns! Who knows you can not get a new combination for Leslie S5T?

[@mafarnz]

The S5T is only bells 25, 31, 37, 44, 55. If it were any other bell combo it wouldn't be an S5T, it would be an S5?. I have done a few different three chimes in some of my other videos.

[@wellgoiano]

mafarnz Then the RRO, FX and other settings match the change in the positions of these five horns?

[@mafarnz]

Wouldn't be any different from a standard S5T other than bell reversals.

[@renrat1585]

What part of Idaho are you in?

[@mafarnz]

Moscow Pullman (WA) area.

[@renrat1585]

Very nice. Have been in house area for awhile

[@renrat1585]

Was given a leslie supertyfon horn today

[@mafarnz]

Cool, what kind?

[@renrat1585]

An RS 44 leslie supertyfon

[@Silentroller93]

When are you going to do the leslie S chamber demonstration?

[@mafarnz]

I don't have any plans to, for the single chimes there is almost no difference between S and RS chambers.

[@patmeaden]

Metro north and LIRR EMUs still use the 44 bell, but also use a 31 bell for a RS2M. Also, I believe the NYCT subway uses Nathan KJs and path uses an AA-2

[@AtlanticCoastRailfanner]

Where can i find these magnificent horns?

[@hakeemsd70m]

Sirens/Railroads Of South Carolina You could set up an account with Leslie Controls to acquire some. Or Horn & Whistle board may have some lose bells lying around.

[@Alwaystrains]

Where did you get each bell?

[@mafarnz]

@trainguy2020 I've learned recently that RS3P and RS3C have both been used to designate a 25, 37, 55 bell combo. There are Leslie factory tags of both to prove. It's one of those odd things that happened over the years. I do own a S5T, and I have posted several videos of it.

[@mafarnz]

@trainguy2020 Go to my channel, click on uploads above the featured video, type "S5T" into the search box that appears above my video list on the right. That will bring up the 3 videos I have of my Leslie 5 chime, which is an S, not an RS.

[@Seaboard1321]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing! I sure hope to become a collector in the future when I get some money!

[@mafarnz]

@mafarnz Meant to say higher lol.

[@TommyBNSF]

Now that you have dome back and tab back chambers, are you considering redoing this video?

[@mafarnz]

@LoSamZayin There's various horn collector forums that you can post a wanted add. I'll send you a message with some info.

[@mafarnz]

@ble909 Absolutely!

[@kaiawarmhearth]

Unsurprisingly, I found the first horn, the middle C, most pleasing.

[@five0fan]

@mafarnz Okay. But the the M1s use the S chamber on the S44. Thank-you for the very informative video! :)

[@AdamV1313]

nice video man, and I agree with you on the weather! lol its been in the 70s last few days but it will go crap next week down here in Rupert!!! lol

[@csxt6573]

Why the hell NOT in your apartment?! I do it on my apartment porch! Mainly because of the arseholes with the barking dogs....

[@mafarnz]

@csxt6573 Well, because I'm trying to NOT be an asshole to my neighbors. That, and I don't like gettign the cops called on me.

[@12myoung]

Its pronounced (Tie-Fon) like on with an f at the beginning, not like phone as in telephone, just so you can sound professional, Sorry I didn't mean it in a negative way considering thats how most people take it.

[@mafarnz]

@ble909 LOL! You should see me now that I have facial hair, I've been told that I look like Johnny Depp.

[@mafarnz]

@uberstupidmove That's cool, thanks for the info.