Who do you think make the best longbox and who makes the best short box, must still be producing calls.
There is no best but a lot of GREAT callmakers jmo
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Agreed, just wanting to start a conversation to get everyone's opinions.
Better yet, let me rephrase... If you could buy three longboxes and three short boxes from current call builders who would they be
I'm also interested in responses to this since I'm looking to add a longbox for the fall. Leaning towards ss but not sure about wood combos
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I have a SS longbox that should be heading this may next week. Can't wait to put it to use this fall.
Dan wittenberg longboxes are incredibly cool and sound great he's from the northwest so he doesn't get talked about has much but WOW are they quality. Everybody unfamiliar Google his name and watch the videos on his site you will be impressed.
I think eveyone should have a Steve Mann longbox
My next longbox will be a watkins fiddle longbox.
Short boxes
You GOT to have a Watkins fiddle,,they sound so different.
Albert Paul anything, reasonable price, styling ,sound great and not a real long wait time.
And get on the two year list for a Steve Mann or Darin Dawkins or Lamar Williams state of the art masterpiece.
Quote from: Happy hooker on July 15, 2018, 01:58:01 PM
Dan wittenberg longboxes are incredibly cool and sound great he's from the northwest so he doesn't get talked about has much but WOW are they quality. Everybody unfamiliar Google his name and watch the videos on his site you will be impressed.
I think eveyone should have a Steve Mann longbox
My next longbox will be a watkins fiddle longbox.
Short boxes
You GOT to have a Watkins fiddle,,they sound so different.
Albert Paul anything, reasonable price, styling ,sound great and not a real long wait time.
And get on the two year list for a Steve Mann or Darin Dawkins or Lamar Williams state of the art masterpiece.
Solid advice there I would add Darin Dawkins for the long box and Mike Lapp for the short box.
It's just depends on what your looking for in wood combo's.. Sound is my number one preference ... ever call maker has some woods that perform better for them than other call makers ..... sometimes a 50 dollar short box or long box can sound as good 150 dollar boxes .... Sound, sound, sound is number one in my book...
Quote from: Greg Massey on July 15, 2018, 02:25:44 PM
It's just depends on what your looking for in wood combo's.. Sound is my number one preference ... ever call maker has some woods that perform better for them than other call makers ..... sometimes a 50 dollar short box or long box can sound as good 150 dollar boxes .... Sound, sound, sound is number one in my book...
X2 Jeff White makes incredible boxes! He's just not well known
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Al from SS calls make one heck of a long box. I just got a parquet from him black limba, white limba with a bloodwood paddle that is amazing!!!! I would also like to add Ed Terefenko he makes a heck of a box call too.
Jeff mackamey and Marlin Watkins make amazing long boxes.
Frank Kruer, Watkins, Scott Basehore, Mike Lapp and Lamar Williams for short boxes.
Marlin Watkins for both!
Fetters longbox
Keep an eye out for Brian Vandergrift as an "up and comer" on the short box. Very impressive.
Ernie Fetters, have two, reasonable, great customer service..........