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Title: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Daddy rat on January 10, 2017, 05:52:37 PM
Looking for my 1st trumpet... looking at $100 bucks or less. Who's  would you recommend? Thanks
Title: 1st Trumpet
Post by: troutfisher13111 on January 10, 2017, 05:55:00 PM
Contact AGE, Crawdad, or Brian Mero and see what they can do for you at that price.



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Title: 1st Trumpet
Post by: davisd9 on January 10, 2017, 05:57:55 PM
Save some money to add with it. Even just 25-50 bucks. Then get a trumpet from a call maker that had a bit of a name and if it is not for you then you should be able to get your money back.

For $125 you can get a Natural Addiction with a buffalo horn or $150 you can get a Billy Buice Field grade.

A good trumpet makes the learning curve much easier when trying to learn.

Just my opinion


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Title: 1st Trumpet
Post by: davisd9 on January 10, 2017, 05:59:32 PM
Mero is a good one, though no personal experience. His calls are pretty and the ones I have sound great. Probably can get your money back with him.

No experience with AGE other than seeing them and they look great.


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Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: outdoors on January 10, 2017, 06:00:55 PM
GOOD TO HEAR
FROM WHAT I EXPERIENCED OF ALL THE TRUMPS I BOUGHT
GET THE BEST YOU CAN AFFORD , BECOUSE IF YOU CANT LEARN TO PLAY
THE CALL YOU CAN SELL IT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE INVESTED .......
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: West Augusta on January 10, 2017, 07:26:57 PM
Any of the above make great trumpets.  Add Del Crow,  Mudpuppi, Matt McLain, Ernie Fetters to that list.
As stated above, a good trumpet makes learning easier.  Also, watch YouTube videos, contact Boatpaddle.  He helped me.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Gawhitaker on January 10, 2017, 07:28:08 PM
Mr Robert "Crawdad" on this site makes a quality trumpet in the price range your looking for
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on January 10, 2017, 07:28:47 PM
You'll have ten before you find what you like.  Definitely take the advice posted above.  I don't have one of Anthony Ellis (yet), but I can vouch for Brian Mero. Great calls.  Don't overlook Ralph Permar.  His website has available calls.  His quill call is only $85 and sounds great! (and it's a Permar).  Just some options.  You will love trumpets or you will sell them off.  I did both and came back to the dark side.  I won't hunt without one. 
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Daddy rat on January 11, 2017, 11:41:19 AM
Thanks for information... looks like I'm gonna move to $150 to $200 range
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: davisd9 on January 11, 2017, 12:01:16 PM
If you have that budget to spend now and you are close enough then you should come to Unicoi.  You can try multiple trumpets from different makers and have that one on one talk about what you are looking for and some playing tips.  If you are not close enough or cannot come I recommend calling Mr. Billy Buice to talk it over with him or contact Savduck on the forum.  Both of these calls are very user friendly and air draw is easy.  You should be able to get your money back on both.  Mr. Buice offers the change out mouthpieces so that is an advantage as well.  I am sure there will be other good suggestions, but these are two makers I have had experiences with, great experiences at that.  Good luck!
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Daddy rat on January 11, 2017, 01:02:19 PM
Wish I could but it's 16 hr round trip... never been to NWTF,  wonder if any of them will be there?
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: troutfisher13111 on January 11, 2017, 04:24:21 PM
Sent you a PM. I have a Natural Addiction (Savduck) trumpet I'll sell you. It's like new


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Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: The Cohutta Strutter on January 11, 2017, 08:23:52 PM
All good suggestions here. I can vouch for Anthony Ellis (AGE) trumpets. I have a couple of his and they are as easy drawing and controllable as any I own and I have a few more from some top makers. Good luck on your decision.
Title: 1st Trumpet
Post by: davisd9 on January 12, 2017, 12:46:10 PM
Contact KPCalls on here as well! Kenny makes a great call. I need to get one from him!


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Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on January 14, 2017, 10:33:34 PM
Trumpets are addictive...I started at one years ago and don't even want to count how many I've acquired over the years. Ralph Permar makes some great Trumpets in your price range. I'd start with his model 1940 it plays real easy,but you can't go wrong with any of his.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: goblr77 on January 25, 2017, 04:45:39 PM
Save a little more money and get a Buice. You won't regret it.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: pappy on January 30, 2017, 09:29:52 PM
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Yep, there are some great trumpet calls in many a vest....
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I would suggest you spend what you can to get a quality trumpet call.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: 1tiogabowhunter on February 01, 2017, 07:42:04 PM
Ernie Fetters makes an excellent call - check out some of his pics on facebook.  They are excellent playing calls as well!
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: M Sharpe on February 01, 2017, 08:53:33 PM
In no particular order....
Buice
Matt McLain
Billy MacCallister (Natural Addiction)
Mike Williams (when you can find one)
Anthony Ellis
Doug Morgan
John Dangerfield
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Tombo on February 01, 2017, 11:02:49 PM
And don't foget Mark Sharpe, his river came yelper is as sweet as it gets
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Bowguy on February 03, 2017, 10:46:51 PM
Quote from: Tombo on February 01, 2017, 11:02:49 PM
And don't foget Mark Sharpe, his river came yelper is as sweet as it gets
Can't help you w the trumpet. Previously run a few but got my first one days ago. I will say Mark Sharpe's river cane advice is spot on. Not only are they as beautiful as can be they sound great n are easy to run, least for me. This is the reason I hadn't owned trumpets, they're the only suction yelpers I found tougher to be consistant. Marks were easy.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Full strut on February 03, 2017, 11:09:53 PM
Just got an ABW trumpet from pappy and she is easy to run. Best $80 trumpet I've ever heard!
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: wvmntnhick on February 11, 2017, 02:20:08 PM
While he hasn't made a big name yet, Jeff Jones (lumberjack) makes a good trumpet from best I can tell anyway. He sent one to the Buckeye Challenge and won 5th place. I snagged it off eBay and it plays much better than I'm able to do with it.
Title: Re: 1st Trumpet
Post by: Gobble Nole on March 02, 2017, 11:37:08 PM
Quote from: davisd9 on January 10, 2017, 05:57:55 PM
Save some money to add with it. Even just 25-50 bucks. Then get a trumpet from a call maker that had a bit of a name and if it is not for you then you should be able to get your money back.

For $125 you can get a Natural Addiction with a buffalo horn or $150 you can get a Billy Buice Field grade.

A good trumpet makes the learning curve much easier when trying to learn.

Just my opinion


Can anybody tell me how to get in touch with Billy Buice.
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