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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 04/18/2015 at 17:19 • Filed to: None

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And this is not a super technical question. This is my car’s factory horn, and it’s pretty loud. I’ve never actually heard another car (apart from similar-era Audis) with a horn that sounds quite like it. It seems fairly unique. What can anybody tell me about the note(s) and if it’s at all common? Ever heard one like it?

It’s much higher from the outside than from the inside.

bob and john > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 17:22

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no, our audi sounds the same.

though most american cars honk in the Key of F

scoob > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 17:26

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I think that note is a D?

Katsumoto > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 17:38

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Sounds like every other horn on the road.

Could always try to raid the VW parts bin and see if another car’s horn would work.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > bob and john 04/18/2015 at 17:39

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The free app on my phone says that this is an E. No idea if that’s right

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Katsumoto 04/18/2015 at 17:46

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I always thought most horns (at least on American cars) sounded a little lower, like this:

Confused Miata > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 17:54

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I would guess this is a B6? It sounds really close to my '13 Jetta.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Confused Miata 04/18/2015 at 17:56

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D2

Confused Miata > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 18:01

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Wow, I was really off haha.

TheHondaBro > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 18:14

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Sounds like an F.

7:07 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 18:50

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It’s sounding notes G#4 and B4 in the key of E Major (scale degrees 3 and 5 of the root triad).

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 7:07 04/18/2015 at 18:57

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Is that common?

7:07 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/18/2015 at 19:22

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I don’t know how common those exact notes are, but most two-tone horns sound a major third interval, like yours.

jkm7680 > bob and john 04/18/2015 at 21:42

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“F” as in flipping off every other driver on the road.

Katsumoto > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/19/2015 at 00:34

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Trucks are different. I have a midsize sedan horn on a subcompact. It works, people know I’m there, especially big trucks.