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Macassar ebony striker

Started by Shady valley birds, February 23, 2020, 01:13:38 AM

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BTH

The mac ebony striker I have had the most consistent sound out of is an old Halloran 2 pc mac ebony. Runs on glass and crystal calls the best imo. Was never a big snakewood fan. It does look very nice but I don't feel I have the control with it like I do mac ebony.
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davisd9

Just traded for a Fowler Mac Ebony with Persimmon top, very excited to try it!
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Harty

Quote from: Greg Massey on February 23, 2020, 06:34:23 PM
Ebony striker is pretty good , .. Ebony in my opinion give little squeal on most surfaces doesn't hold good grip , were the snakewood doesn't...


I've gotten that squeak or squeal with my Mac ebony as well. I have found it to be a bit more temperamental then most of my other woods(strikers). With a lot of practice I've found the window (proper striker angle and pressure) to be quite narrow in avoiding that sound. Even then it plays quite high with minimal rasp.. I don't know if I like the sound, but I will play it this spring and let the turkeys decide. But my experience is limited with only one Mac ebony and two glass calls and one crystal. I don't have a snake.

Ol Yelper

I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.

Sir-diealot

Quote from: Ol Yelper on February 24, 2020, 07:24:36 PM
I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.
Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol
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Shady valley birds

Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 24, 2020, 07:41:17 PM
Quote from: Ol Yelper on February 24, 2020, 07:24:36 PM
I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.
Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol
I got a few strikers off here and one is a tulipwood and it that one is very soft on my mm2, you really have to lay into it to get the rasp out of it
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

Sir-diealot

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Quote from: Shady valley birds on February 24, 2020, 08:16:24 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 24, 2020, 07:41:17 PM
Quote from: Ol Yelper on February 24, 2020, 07:24:36 PM
I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.
Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol
I got a few strikers off here and one is a tulipwood and it that one is very soft on my mm2, you really have to lay into it to get the rasp out of it
That's more of what I expect! lol Who made it, have never heard anybody refer to tulipwood as soft before. Edit: Scratch that, don't answer that question.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

John Koenig:
"It's better to live as your own man, than as a fool in someone else's dream."

Greg Massey

Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

BigSlam51

Love me some tulipwood

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Shady valley birds

I'm not sure who made it, it came In a box with several others,  but it was a very soft calling striker.  That's what I meant by soft.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

Spitten and drummen

Wow. I have at least 8 macassar strikers and all of them grip great and mine only squeal when I squeeze the striker too hard. Mine run great and sound the best to me on all my glass and crystal. Goes to show different flavors for diffrent folks.
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Sir-diealot

Quote from: Greg Massey on February 24, 2020, 08:42:18 PM
Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

I am the exact opposite, it is the one I like on most of my calls. We all have different ears and different sounds we like.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

John Koenig:
"It's better to live as your own man, than as a fool in someone else's dream."

Greg Massey

Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 25, 2020, 10:12:54 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on February 24, 2020, 08:42:18 PM
Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

I am the exact opposite, it is the one I like on most of my calls. We all have different ears and different sounds we like.
You know you are so right ...  :OGturkeyhead:

Turkeytider

Quote from: Greg Massey on February 24, 2020, 08:42:18 PM
Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...


I definitely think two strikers made from the same wood can be different. While I thnk his snakewood may be the best striker I own, and he`s an all time great striker craftsman, I for some reason have a problem consistently running my Fowler two piece walnut/tulipwood on my aluminum and crystal calls. My JLH one piece tulipwood, on the other hand, is great on both.

jrinny

I have a Halloran one piece Mac ebony striker that is great on a Halloran ceramic.  It really stand out on that call