Last year, I purchased my first scratcher from Lonnie Gilbert (Buckeye calls), and was pleasantly surprised what a scratcher can do...
Unfortunately, I broke the call (due to my own carelessness). When I called him to purchase a new, call, he first tried to talk me out of it, saying he could probably fix it... I figured, I would like another of his calls anyways, so I told him, I would send a check and the broken call...
Well, he let me know that he sent out the new call before getting my check, so that I might have the opportunity to hunt with it this weekend...
I have talked on the phone with him several times, swapping turkey stories and such, and my impression, is that he is just a plain good guy.
I know I will pick up some other scratchers (as I now have the itch), but I also know that one of his will always be in my vest (or shirt pocket). He makes a dam good sounding call.
I have met Lonnie and he is a true gentleman and he makes a great scratch box as well. :icon_thumright:
his scratch boxes are sweet
So I got the new call, and love it... Butternut. High-pitched on the edges, and a very nice moderate pitch in the middle of the tone board. Great low-end clucks, putts, and purrs, and it has some really nice volume on the yelps.
And... Lonnie sent me a text that he was able to fix the original call that I carelessly broke.
Obviously a man who takes pride in his work and customer service.