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Title: Question for you guys
Post by: barry on April 08, 2013, 01:28:31 PM
Hope y'all don't mind me posting on your site but I thought who better to ask this question to than you guys.
If you were going to have one trumpet made to hunt with what wood would you choose to make it from? More interested in sound than how it looks.
Thanks guys and good luck with your season!
Barry
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: TRKYHTR on April 08, 2013, 06:34:19 PM
I like a hard wood. Like a desert ironwood or ebony. I have a lignum vitae in my vest this year.

TRKYHTR
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: merocustomcalls on April 09, 2013, 12:04:29 AM
I like anything in the rosewood family, especially Kingwood.
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: savduck on April 09, 2013, 06:58:23 AM
Coco, black and white ebony, rosewood, and Olive wood are my favorites.
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: davisd9 on April 09, 2013, 08:45:13 AM
Saw this as well and hope you do not mind me sharing.  Billy Buice recommended the Osage to hunt with.  It is what he uses and if it is good enough for a gentleman like him then it is more than good enough for me, I have had birds gobble to it muliple times and it is what I used to tree yelp and do my after fly down yelps on the opening morning bird I killed from roost.  Good Luck!
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: Basser69 on April 09, 2013, 11:27:25 AM
I like Coco and osage but like everyone else has said, "stay in the hardwood family"
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: barry on April 09, 2013, 11:29:47 AM
Quote from: davisd9 on April 09, 2013, 08:45:13 AM
Saw this as well and hope you do not mind me sharing.  Billy Buice recommended the Osage to hunt with.  It is what he uses and if it is good enough for a gentleman like him then it is more than good enough for me, I have had birds gobble to it muliple times and it is what I used to tree yelp and do my after fly down yelps on the opening morning bird I killed from roost.  Good Luck!

I hear ya Davis, I have a Buice osage as well, like you said..."if it is good enough for a gentleman like him then it is more than good enough for me" I'm just thinking about my next call
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: VanHelden Game Calls on April 09, 2013, 12:00:14 PM
All else being equal I pick African blackwood. 

There is a reason its used for instruments.

Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: Basser69 on April 09, 2013, 08:06:47 PM
Quote from: VanHelden Game Calls on April 09, 2013, 12:00:14 PM
All else being equal I pick African blackwood. 

There is a reason its used for instruments.

Douglas you have a point there. Never thought about it
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: savduck on April 09, 2013, 08:40:35 PM
Barry, I'd suggest an olivewood. I've never blown an olivewood that sounded bad by any call maker.

I like Osage too, but I knew you already had one by Buice.
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: davisd9 on April 15, 2013, 07:23:45 AM
Quote from: barry on April 09, 2013, 11:29:47 AM
Quote from: davisd9 on April 09, 2013, 08:45:13 AM
Saw this as well and hope you do not mind me sharing.  Billy Buice recommended the Osage to hunt with.  It is what he uses and if it is good enough for a gentleman like him then it is more than good enough for me, I have had birds gobble to it muliple times and it is what I used to tree yelp and do my after fly down yelps on the opening morning bird I killed from roost.  Good Luck!

I hear ya Davis, I have a Buice osage as well, like you said..."if it is good enough for a gentleman like him then it is more than good enough for me" I'm just thinking about my next call

Awesome.  Did not realize you had one.  My next is the Olivewood.  That Buice Olivewood is down right geourgous!
Title: Re: Question for you guys
Post by: jbrown on April 15, 2013, 09:43:32 PM
My favorite is lignum vitae, I like and have several  from Mr Billy in diff woods, all are pure gobbler. You can't go wrong with any of the woods mentioned.