johknow4@gmail.com Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Jim, Is there a record of which Klipschorn was the first style 7 and when it was built? Thank You, Johnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 See this... and see this.... If you do the math...between the date on PWK's PREVIEW drawing of trhe "STYLE 7" and actual first use use of K-horn #175...then 175 is either the very first factory production of the Style 7....or very close to it, IMHO...once JRH steps in here...maybe he can narrow it down a bit more....but one to eight months is already a given...between the drawing and #175...which means it is pretty damned close if not the first factory "style 7" built, IMHO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johknow4@gmail.com Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Thanks! You veterans are great at helping this newbie out! I hope the one I own is close. Actually my K-horn is labelled 175. However, every part of the unit is labelled 174(the K5 horn is 169). According to Jim 174 and 175 were built side by side. My guess is Lloyd accidentally switched the labels at completion or shipping. Johnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Deciphering the first logbook is not as simple as one would imagine. #166 is listed as Style 6 and shipped 5/26/1949. #167 is listed as Style 7 and shipped 11/23/1949. In between these dates at least seven other Khorns were shipped with serial numbers both lower and higher than these, and without styles mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johknow4@gmail.com Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Jim, Thanks for the information. I guess there is a chance that I have the 8th Style 7 built. That's pretty special to me. Johnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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