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New Pot Call Maker Question

Started by MS, April 08, 2015, 11:29:29 AM

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MS

I've been turning pot calls for about 3 months now, and have turned probably a dozen or so.  I've had a few come out sounding as good as any I've run, and when I try to duplicate one of those great sounding calls -- same wood, same surface, same soundboard -- they come out with a completely different sound, some ending up in the kindling box.  What is the key to duplicating/replicating the sound of a call you've made?  Is it exacting, precision in measurements from one call to the next? and/or is there something else I'm missing.  Any advice is welcomed.  Thanks.

alclark2

I'd be interested to hear what the call makers have to say about this also. I've seen a few call makers that have quite the kindling box also.
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M,Yingling

yea it happens ,,,,why who knows lol ,, I try to keep same measurements for each surface ,,, on lighter softer woods I will adjust a bit to get the sound iam looking for ,,,, if call sounds rough and u tear it apart and all measurements are right ,,, clean it up and re glue  that will usually take care of it
Not taking orders for calls at this time ,,,but my have some on hand  ,,,I Dont sell strikers
I do like copper pot calls,,,,Get them While u can
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Precision measurements and weight. Gluing could also be a problem. I always call on the surface immediately after gluing. If it don't sound right then it wont sound right when it's dry. That trick came from Wendell of Lights out.

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WillowRidgeCalls

Precise measurements are very important in order of making your calls all sound closely the same. You need a good base point to start from, then adjust from there as to what's needed for the surface your using, a 1/64 of an inch will make a big difference in sound. Wood will also change the sound of the call, I've cut 12 pots out of a board and one end of the board made great sounding calls, the other end was dead. Open pores, closed pores, density, tight grain, it all makes a difference.
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