What is everyone's favorite metal surface? Aluminum, copper, brass, titanium and stainless. I would also like to know what strikers you guys prefer for each surface. I appreciate any information.
Stoned aluminum over glass or over slate for me Keith. Bloodwood, Ipe, purpleheart, dymondwood and fiber rod strikers for me.
Copper from Mike Yingling is my favorite metal caller. Cedar, Osage and Yingling fiber rod are my striker choices.
Stoned aluminum for me too. A nicely conditioned annodized is a very close second though.
titanium. With a two peice dymondwood strikers
Anodized aluminum over glass, but it needs to be conditioned right. Dymondwood and Ipe for the strikers
Stainless or titanium
Lyman Slick aluminum, persimmon striker.
I guess I shouldnt comment because metal calls are my least favorite. If I had to carry one , it would be stoned or anodized aluminum. I just really dont care for metal surfaces.
Anodized aluminum
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Anodized aluminum over glass. It can be finicky and needs be kept clean and conditioned.yingling copper and Sinclair titanium are gaining though.
Kwila striker
Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.
I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.
Quote from: coyote1 on May 09, 2019, 09:48:43 PM
Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.
I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.
240 grit sandpaper only going in one direction. So from 3 to 9 on a clock, pick it up go back to 3 to 9
I thought it was 9 to 3 not 3 to 9
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Clean with alcohol pad, sandpaper gently in one direction, (might just be me or the way I hold a call but I condition from the 3 to 12 position moreso than straight across to the 9). A very minimal amount of rain chalk rubbed in gently with scotch brite will help the surface hold its conditioning and play with much more grip.
Thanks MDTOM. I have some 220 grit I use on the copper and stainless. Will give it a go on aluminum.
Sawyer, do you have 91% alcohol pads? I tried some 70% the other day on a call and lost all grip. Put some 91 on a paper towel and wiped it again, had some grip after that. Thanks for the chalk tip, hadn't thought of that. I have a cube of rain chalk so I will give it a try.
I've never had to use sandpaper on my aluminums. Maroon scotch brite is all I need.
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Quote from: BigSlam51 on May 10, 2019, 04:37:20 AM
I've never had to use sandpaper on my aluminums. Maroon scotch brite is all I need.
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Yes, the maroon scotchbrite usually does it for me too. I've found certain strikers due seem to load the surface causing it to go slick. if the scotchbrite doesn't allow you to get the sound that you want don't be afraid to condition lightly with the sandpaper. I've found anodized aluminum IMO does need more attention then other surfaces.
Thanks for the tip on the chalk. I will try it.
Plain old silver aluminum.
Titanium, hands down my favorite !!!!