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Title: Hornstra in my mailbox
Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on June 12, 2017, 04:10:27 PM
Herb just called me Saturday afternoon to talk about my call and some other things.  It must have rode a lightning bolt because it was in my mailbox today. Female banded Springbok horn yelper with all the Hornstra fixins. He blew it out of the park. I can't say enough for the ease of play and the versatility of sound on this call.  It doesn't just look pretty, it sounds better.  He is very nice and very knowledgeable to talk to as well.   
And he ordered one of my scratchers :you_rock:

The call came inside the old section of a fishing rod case.  Gotta love it.
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Post by: antnye on June 12, 2017, 04:13:38 PM
WOW! Great horn Allen!
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Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on June 12, 2017, 04:16:06 PM
Thanks bud. It's something to behold Anthony.  It was overly well packed, the rod case just helped protect it but it's a nice touch.  Haha
Title: Hornstra in my mailbox
Post by: Terry on June 12, 2017, 04:20:09 PM
Awesome! How does a call like that play?

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Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on June 12, 2017, 04:29:44 PM
Quote from: Terry on June 12, 2017, 04:20:09 PM
Awesome! How does a call like that play?

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Herb sends along instructions on how he suggests to grip the call and play it.  His method works the best but it's not much different than any other suction call.  His MP has a notch in the bottom that really helps it get raspy.  This notch also helps you designate the direction the call should be held.  Per the maker.
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Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on June 12, 2017, 04:35:10 PM
I want to add that Herb doesn't just get some horns and add a cool mouthpiece to it.  He actually drills out, stages, and TUNES these calls.  It's more than meets the eye.
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Post by: hunter22 on June 12, 2017, 05:28:38 PM
Now that is special. Congrats.....
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Post by: Bennett on June 12, 2017, 05:30:38 PM
Congratulations Allen!  Great call from a great call maker and person
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Post by: nsselle on June 12, 2017, 06:27:27 PM
Herb is a class act and his calls are awesome!
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Post by: krm on June 12, 2017, 07:33:32 PM
Awesome !! horn from Hornstra! :) - congratulations !!
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Post by: Will on June 12, 2017, 08:10:42 PM
Nice acquisition. That is wild how he uses the horn as the body to his call.
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Post by: chobrown on June 12, 2017, 08:22:54 PM
That's one sweeeet looking call buddy. I like that a lot!! Can't wait for mine to here !!!
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Post by: USMC0331 on June 12, 2017, 09:35:34 PM
Beautiful call indeed.
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Post by: crow on June 12, 2017, 10:10:10 PM
great looking yelper, very cool
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Post by: Crawdad on June 12, 2017, 10:41:36 PM
That is a beauty Allen, Congratulations buddy.
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Post by: mgm1955 on June 12, 2017, 10:54:28 PM
Great horn! Congrats!!
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Post by: EZ on June 13, 2017, 08:31:06 AM
That's a cool looking call, congrats!
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Post by: GSLAM95 on June 13, 2017, 10:54:54 AM
You have a keeper there my friend  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: idratherb on June 13, 2017, 02:39:24 PM
His are in a class all their own with looks, sound and play.
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Post by: blackfalcon on June 13, 2017, 02:57:48 PM
Awesome! I didn't realize Herb was still making them..gonna need one for my personal collection if I can get one..great call maker and a fine gentleman.. Congrats!!
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Post by: Bowhuntr73 on June 13, 2017, 07:41:14 PM
Now that is a really cool horn, congratulations
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Post by: chefrific on June 14, 2017, 08:43:02 AM
Very nice!   :drool:
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Post by: turkeyfanatic on July 02, 2017, 10:03:52 PM
Herbs first calls he every made were from horn. Herb makes some of the best sounding calls out there. I love the sounds of his horn calls.

The neat thing about Herbs calls is they are all unique. You can lay a thousand trumpet calls on a table and pick his out in the first 10 seconds.

Great call and thanks for sharing.