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Title: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Trumpetyelper on February 15, 2015, 10:26:45 PM

Just before Johnny Morris purchase the Earl Mickel Turkey Call Collection I was able to negotiate this 1994 Zach Farmer Holly Yelper. I am thrilled to have this piece of history, but it's also a little bitter sweet. I purchased it assuming there was no shot the collection would remain together, but after hearing that Johnny purchased it I couldn't help but feel extremely luck and a bit guilty. There's also a really cool Lon Ricci story with this trumpet. On the flip side I will not be donating it back.

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Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: DMP on February 16, 2015, 10:25:12 AM

Awesome..... :drool:

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: rem 300 on February 16, 2015, 11:02:48 AM

I looked at a little of the Mickel collection at Nashville show this past weekend. There was atleast 5 Farmer trumpets there 1 was a I ivory. Lot of history in just what few calls they had there.

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: turkey stew on February 16, 2015, 04:12:32 PM

Congrats on an awesome purchase!

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: KPcalls on February 16, 2015, 08:24:41 PM

WOW....that's a fine one. Can't wait to hear the story.

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: mgm1955 on February 17, 2015, 12:13:30 AM

What a great trumpet!! Congrats!!

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: ncturkey on March 16, 2015, 10:04:49 PM

Awesome caller

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: jmck on March 19, 2015, 11:23:30 AM

congrats on the piece of history there Bugsey

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Wind Call on March 19, 2015, 12:14:04 PM

Can you post a sound file?

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Trumpetyelper on March 19, 2015, 07:19:48 PM

Sure can. I'll post a sound file this weekend.

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: BluMtnGobbler on March 19, 2015, 08:07:27 PM

Congrats on a fine pick up.looks awesome!

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: larry9988 on March 19, 2015, 09:41:16 PM

How does it compare in sound to other high end trumpets?

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Trumpetyelper on March 19, 2015, 10:30:40 PM

It's definitely a different style call to use. I have about 10 hours of video of Zach calling with various trumpets and it sounds like a mouth call at an expert level. I'm not that good. Zach's calls aren't meant to be used in the kissing style so you have to abandon the common method of trumpet yelper style. Again, I don't proclaim to be the authority.

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: DocHolliday on March 19, 2015, 11:14:57 PM

Sorry to disagree but Zach sounds like he has feathers under his shirt. You ought to hear him in the woods!

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Shaz on March 20, 2015, 07:55:46 AM

I'd love to hear a sound file of Mr Farmer running a woodwind!

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: DocHolliday on March 20, 2015, 08:14:23 AM

I wish that I had recorded those hunts.

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: jbrown on March 20, 2015, 12:11:10 PM

Congats on an awesome trumpet

Title: Re: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: larry9988 on March 20, 2015, 12:59:40 PM

I have a recording of Mr. Farmer and he certainly sounds like a turkey. He gets a lot of rasp in his call and that's not easy to do on a trumpet.

Title: Zach Farmer from Earl Mickel Collection
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on March 20, 2015, 03:13:56 PM

I would love to hear a recording of Zach Farmer running one of his trumpets, if anyone has one they could post or send in a PM.

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