Title: Purple slate
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 08:50:30 PM
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 08:50:30 PM
I have about every surface pot call you can think of but lack a purple slate. For those that have one , what kind of pitch and rasp does it have compared to other slate? Also who makes a good purple slate pot call? Thanks.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Greg Massey on March 02, 2020, 09:01:57 PM
Post by: Greg Massey on March 02, 2020, 09:01:57 PM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 08:50:30 PMMark Cornelius make a fine one, sound file on his Facebook.. I ask Buster about one and he said it's so much like glass .. I'm interested also , in what others think...
I have about every surface pot call you can think of but lack a purple slate. For those that have one , what kind of pitch and rasp does it have compared to other slate? Also who makes a good purple slate pot call? Thanks.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 09:33:35 PM
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 09:33:35 PM
The primos purple haze is a cheap crystal surface call in a plastic pot????. I asked about purple slate.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Tennessee Lead on March 02, 2020, 09:34:43 PM
Post by: Tennessee Lead on March 02, 2020, 09:34:43 PM
In the mailbox this evening was a purple slate rainbow poplar trough call from Nathan Taylor Higher Calling
I have played it a good bit tonight.
I really like the tone it has. Granted it's not a pot call but it has to me a low raspy tone.
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I have played it a good bit tonight.
I really like the tone it has. Granted it's not a pot call but it has to me a low raspy tone.
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 09:51:31 PM
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 09:51:31 PM
No problem. Its a crystal call.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Sir-diealot on March 02, 2020, 09:52:36 PM
Post by: Sir-diealot on March 02, 2020, 09:52:36 PM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on March 02, 2020, 09:51:31 PMI will remove my comment.
No problem. Its a crystal call.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: drk9988 on March 02, 2020, 11:11:36 PM
Post by: drk9988 on March 02, 2020, 11:11:36 PM
I think purple had a bit of a lower tone. Purple over glass kinda reminds me of a slate over copper without the metal sound board.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: HookedonHooks on March 02, 2020, 11:24:13 PM
Post by: HookedonHooks on March 02, 2020, 11:24:13 PM
Runs real similar to red just a little lower and raspier. Just as the red is a step down in tone and step up in rasp from green, I'd say purple is a pretty equal step to the red, being the deepest and raspiest.
Pat Strawser and Mark Cornelius are both making a killer. I have a fantastic one from Paul Durham as well but he told me doesn't have any more and didn't plan on getting more because of consistency issues with the purple specifically.
IMO you're not missing out on much, but from a collection standpoint it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a couple of the good ones just because.
Pat Strawser and Mark Cornelius are both making a killer. I have a fantastic one from Paul Durham as well but he told me doesn't have any more and didn't plan on getting more because of consistency issues with the purple specifically.
IMO you're not missing out on much, but from a collection standpoint it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a couple of the good ones just because.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Tyoung on March 02, 2020, 11:55:31 PM
Post by: Tyoung on March 02, 2020, 11:55:31 PM
I have one from Matt Vancise of High Class Calls that sounds pretty good and will be my go to slate call.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Gog1015 on March 03, 2020, 12:00:59 AM
Post by: Gog1015 on March 03, 2020, 12:00:59 AM
I have one on order from Mark Cornelius which he placed with in Nashville, cherry pot purple slate. He said it is close to the old school good grey slate that he used to be able to get.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: MDTOM84 on March 03, 2020, 05:29:22 AM
Post by: MDTOM84 on March 03, 2020, 05:29:22 AM
I have a MAC purple slate in a cherry pot, I'm more of a glass surface kind of guy but this purple slate is fantastic. Great time and plenty of rasp
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 08:22:16 AM
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 08:22:16 AM
https://youtu.be/40CfsFHb2M4
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 03, 2020, 08:42:04 AM
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 03, 2020, 08:42:04 AM
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have never actually seen purple slate so is it actually purple or like green and grey in color. If anyone has a pic I would appreciate you posting a pic. I talked to Mark last night and got on his list for one. I have a friend thats a popular call builder that I am talking into making me one also when he can get around to it.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:07:39 AM
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:07:39 AM
Looks more grayish in that pic but it is actually on the purple side(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/5c9d304a788d899b5405f232ef1b5ccb.jpg)
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 03, 2020, 09:11:19 AM
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 03, 2020, 09:11:19 AM
Quote from: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:07:39 AM
Looks more grayish in that pic but it is actually on the purple side(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/5c9d304a788d899b5405f232ef1b5ccb.jpg)
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Nice. Thanks for the pic.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:15:29 AM
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:15:29 AM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on March 03, 2020, 09:11:19 AMWelcomeQuote from: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 09:07:39 AM
Looks more grayish in that pic but it is actually on the purple side(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/5c9d304a788d899b5405f232ef1b5ccb.jpg)
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Nice. Thanks for the pic.
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: drk9988 on March 03, 2020, 09:51:16 AM
Post by: drk9988 on March 03, 2020, 09:51:16 AM
Purple in the middle. I posted this pic on another post too.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: MDTOM84 on March 03, 2020, 10:56:06 AM
Post by: MDTOM84 on March 03, 2020, 10:56:06 AM
MAC cherry purple slate(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/44403908bbf4d9a533af56b65bb0320e.jpg)
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: sbbow on March 04, 2020, 05:53:36 AM
Post by: sbbow on March 04, 2020, 05:53:36 AM
Quote from: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 08:22:16 AMI know that call
https://youtu.be/40CfsFHb2M4
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Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 04, 2020, 06:20:09 AM
Post by: BigSlam51 on March 04, 2020, 06:20:09 AM
Quote from: sbbow on March 04, 2020, 05:53:36 AMQuote from: BigSlam51 on March 03, 2020, 08:22:16 AMI know that call
https://youtu.be/40CfsFHb2M4
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Title: Purple slate
Post by: TalknTurkey on April 13, 2020, 03:21:00 PM
Post by: TalknTurkey on April 13, 2020, 03:21:00 PM
Anyone else gotten a purple slate recently? I had an impulse buy on one over the weekend, not too sure what to expect. I've owned several grey slates over the years, but never had any that wowed me. I know it's probably the surface that's flopped the most birds over the years, I've just always liked the more livelier sounding surfaces.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: Gog1015 on April 13, 2020, 04:02:57 PM
Post by: Gog1015 on April 13, 2020, 04:02:57 PM
I have his purple slate in a cherry pot, great call!
Title: Purple slate
Post by: TalknTurkey on April 15, 2020, 12:18:17 PM
Post by: TalknTurkey on April 15, 2020, 12:18:17 PM
I got the purple slate call today and I'm impressed with it. It's got a higher pitch and less mellow sounding than the slate sound I've become accustomed to from grey slate. Can run it loud like glass or soft like slate, seems like it will be a versatile call.
Title: Re: Purple slate
Post by: wvmntnhick on April 18, 2020, 10:05:15 PM
Post by: wvmntnhick on April 18, 2020, 10:05:15 PM
Purple to me is good but definitely has a glass sound to it. I think it runs smoother overall because slate tends to be more "forgiving" if you make a mistake. It depends a bit on the pot material too. Having talked to a builder on it, if you were to put it into a harder wood, it'll run much higher pitched. Softer woods will tone it down some.
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