Trumpet knot

Trumpet sound
Type
application	Rope shortening
Ashley No.	1154
Synonyms	Trompetstek, long trumpet
English	Sheepshank (Knot)
List of nodes

The trumpet knot or trumpet stitch is a shortening knot that can be placed in a line without using the ends, which makes it ideal for shortening lines that have already been tied up.

Since the knot can loosen under both too much and too little load, it should not be used.

Knot

It is made as shown in the photos. You put three eyes parallel to each other and let them overlap at the edges. Then pull the middle eye on each side through the adjacent eye. The result is a knot that vaguely resembles a trumpet.

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  1. Place three eyes offset

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  2. Draw the middle eye through the outer eyes

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  3. Finished shortening of the rope

Modifications

• Rope shortening with 4 eyes Ashley # 1165
• Rope shortening with 5 eyes Ashley # 1166
• Shackle knot Ashley # 1156

Contracted trumpet knot with 2 eyes for a double hook

Tilted by 180 °, the ends hang down (A = side view ) (B = view from below)

On the “double hook” the load rotates at a 90 ° angle to the hook

See also

• Knot science
• List of nodes
• Spanish bowline