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Started by fordhunt, February 26, 2018, 11:17:32 AM

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fordhunt

So im looking for a new scratcher i have a s&s sounds awesome .im looking for something a little bigger ,better to hold on too.any info would be appreciated.pics would be awesome..thanks

jed clampett

Scott Bashore....cedar....and walnut butternut

chuckward

Basehore all cedar is the best I've ran

Bowguy

Scott Basehore's is bigger if that's really what you want. I think SS's are better to my ear. The padauk /butternut, reheart/holly, yellow heart /mineral poplar all sound different and are fantastic. I've got maybe 10 SS scratchers and those are the three I normally grab.

wcerin

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fordhunt

I'll check them out .looking at the witches fiddle too .

Chris O

I just ordered a Chris Brumfeil that is a little bigger than most of the others I have seen. I have a couple Jeff Whites that I really like to. I need to get one from the SS guys sometime also I have heard nothing but great things from them

coyote1

Physical size isn't much different than ss but Lonnie Gilberts scratchers have a base on them that give you more to hold. They sound really good too.

Bowguy

Quote from: coyote1 on February 26, 2018, 10:02:59 PM
Physical size isn't much different than ss but Lonnie Gilberts scratchers have a base on them that give you more to hold. They sound really good too.
I don't have any of Lonnie Gilbert's scratchers but I've run em and they're pretty good. Jrrodc has a few. The strikers were kinda flat. We were running calls and I happened to try some SS strikers on it and those calls really came to life.

packmule

Tim Bullock makes a great scratcher and it is bigger than SS. 

Spitten and drummen

Scott Basehore gets my vote. I have a Alaskan yellow cedar of his that flat out kills birds. I am waiting on a butternut I have on order.
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coyote1

Quote from: Bowguy on February 27, 2018, 02:05:43 PM
Quote from: coyote1 on February 26, 2018, 10:02:59 PM
Physical size isn't much different than ss but Lonnie Gilberts scratchers have a base on them that give you more to hold. They sound really good too.
I don't have any of Lonnie Gilbert's scratchers but I've run em and they're pretty good. Jrrodc has a few. The strikers were kinda flat. We were running calls and I happened to try some SS strikers on it and those calls really came to life.

I switch strikers from all different makers. A lot of the time i end up using a different one than the call came with.

KentuckyHeadhunter


I switch strikers from all different makers. A lot of the time i end up using a different one than the call came with.
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Very good point made here.  Just like pot calls, strikers should be experimented with on scratchboxes.  Some won't work at all and some sound even better.  Main thing is to keep them sanded and chalked. 
And my personal vote goes to Basehore all day long.  I have a few of his and I highly respect him as a callmaker.  The all cedar is my favorite one. 
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fordhunt

Is scott basehorn on here .so i can contact him.

chuckward

Don't believe so. Just go to his website and get his contact info.