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Title: Waiting list
Post by: Southerngobbler on August 31, 2019, 10:50:54 PM
What if something happened to your turkey calls-Box calls specifically and you had to start over and you could only get on 5 call makers waiting list. I know there's some top notch calls you can get now with no wait or a reasonably short wait but I'm talking about the big time guys that have a substantial waiting time. Who's list would you want to get on first. In my limited time with custom calls I would think Williams, Watkins, maybe Dawkins but I'm sure there's call makers that I've never even heard of. So if you had to pick 5 or so who would it be?
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Greg Massey on September 01, 2019, 12:13:58 AM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: bobk on September 01, 2019, 06:04:15 AM
Lapp, Mckaney, Dawkins, Terefencko, Williams and Paul.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: va longbeard on September 01, 2019, 07:48:13 AM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...

Derek Tereza is turning out some incredible sounding calls. 

I have one on order from him now, walnut over cedar.

The guy is one of the best if not the best I have seen at running a box.

If you have not heard his calls go to Facebook (middle mountain custom turkey calls) and listen to his videos there incredible
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: BigSlam51 on September 01, 2019, 08:10:52 AM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...

Derek Tereza is turning out some incredible sounding calls. 

I have one on order from him now, walnut over cedar.

The guy is one of the best if not the best I have seen at running a box.

If you have not heard his calls go to Facebook (middle mountain custom turkey calls) and listen to his videos there incredible
He makes a killer, I have number 4 coming soon. That tulipwood and spalted blue mahoe he just built is

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Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: outdoors on September 01, 2019, 08:20:40 AM
I was looking and listening to the tulipwood and spalted blue mahoe   And not only is a sharp looking
Call it sounds really good also  , most times you don't get this ......
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: BigSlam51 on September 01, 2019, 10:56:35 AM
There's the tulipwood and wormy/spalted blue mahoe. Holly inlay (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190901/bc718580bdb8e897b9c9b708e7e7a82b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190901/cce26a071d8d676c648eb0afd2e026d0.jpg)

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Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: va longbeard on September 01, 2019, 11:02:49 AM
There's the tulipwood and wormy/spalted blue mahoe. Holly inlay (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190901/bc718580bdb8e897b9c9b708e7e7a82b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190901/cce26a071d8d676c648eb0afd2e026d0.jpg)

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Nice looking box Chad!

It sounds great too I listened to Derek running that one of Facebook.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Sir-diealot on September 01, 2019, 11:12:36 AM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...

Derek Tereza is turning out some incredible sounding calls. 

I have one on order from him now, walnut over cedar.

The guy is one of the best if not the best I have seen at running a box.

If you have not heard his calls go to Facebook (middle mountain custom turkey calls) and listen to his videos there incredible
Derek had a Blackline persimmon and Macassar I had contacted him about but he had already sold out of them. Sounded and looked fantastic. https://www.facebook.com/derek.tereza/videos/vb.100000735698372/2566616506706181/?type=2&theater
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: MDTOM84 on September 01, 2019, 12:22:35 PM
Mine would be
#1- Marlin Watkins
#2- TJ Johnson
#3- Derek Teresa
#4- Mike Lapp
#5- Steve Mann
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: paboxcall on September 01, 2019, 12:49:49 PM
There's the tulipwood and wormy/spalted blue mahoe. Holly inlay
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That's an awesome looking box. Wow.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: vt35mag on September 17, 2019, 07:22:35 PM
After getting over the loss of over $10k worth of box calls I'd get in touch with Watkins, Johnson, Lapp, Dawkins, and McKamey to work on replacing them.

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Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Sir-diealot on September 17, 2019, 07:51:11 PM
Mine would be
#1- Marlin Watkins for a Fiddle Paddle
#2- Billy Buice for a trumpet
#3- Mark Cornius for any of his pots but would like another green slate
#4- Mr. Sneed for one of his green glass friction calls, I don't recall what he calls them.
#5- Matt Faulkerson or Richard Hudson for a Hen Box, I only put Matt's name first because I own one of his and I have never even held a Richard Hudson Hen Box but his reputation tells me his stuff is high quality.

Honorable mention to Derrick Stuckey and his Tulipwood Striker and David Halloran for his one piece Ipe Striker.

I do not have nor have I used many of the  "big time guys" , the only two "big time guys" I own from are Marlin Watkins and Matt Fulkerson so they are on my list, from there I just go from reputation and my interest.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: BigSlam51 on September 17, 2019, 08:03:45 PM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...

Derek Tereza is turning out some incredible sounding calls. 

I have one on order from him now, walnut over cedar.

The guy is one of the best if not the best I have seen at running a box.

If you have not heard his calls go to Facebook (middle mountain custom turkey calls) and listen to his videos there incredible
Derek had a Blackline persimmon and Macassar I had contacted him about but he had already sold out of them. Sounded and looked fantastic. https://www.facebook.com/derek.tereza/videos/vb.100000735698372/2566616506706181/?type=2&theater
I believe I own that box

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Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: outdoors on September 17, 2019, 08:06:31 PM
I tried to order one from him but no luck ..........
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Sir-diealot on September 18, 2019, 01:17:56 AM
Wakins, TJ Johnson, Jeff Mckamey, Matt Faulkerson, Steve Savage, Ed Terefencko or new comer Derek Tereza this is custom one piece boxes. i would look at another group if it was glued boxes ...

Derek Tereza is turning out some incredible sounding calls. 

I have one on order from him now, walnut over cedar.

The guy is one of the best if not the best I have seen at running a box.

If you have not heard his calls go to Facebook (middle mountain custom turkey calls) and listen to his videos there incredible
Derek had a Blackline persimmon and Macassar I had contacted him about but he had already sold out of them. Sounded and looked fantastic. https://www.facebook.com/derek.tereza/videos/vb.100000735698372/2566616506706181/?type=2&theater
I believe I own that box

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I had the money at that time and really wanted to get it from him, looked incredible and sounded every bit as good in his video. You're a lucky man.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: BMAC_Turkeys on September 18, 2019, 02:24:27 PM
Lamar, Darrin, Steve Mann, Wendell Lancaster, Scott Bashore
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Happy hooker on September 18, 2019, 02:53:50 PM
Steve Mann
Darin Dawkins
Marlin Watkins
Albert Paul
Dan Wittenberg
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: 2nd 100 on October 07, 2019, 11:30:24 PM
Lamar Williams
Marlin Watkins
Darrin Dawkins
Albert Paul
Matt Fulkerson
And the top three would get extra pressure( begging ) to get me one before season statred ! The other two may not have a long enough wait list to have to beg to much .... But they are ALL great callmakers IMHO.
But depending on time constraints and season opens in weeks . Jeff McKamey and David Halloran.
With this being said I'm a long box man , kill alot more turkeys with a long box but thats what I pull out first , but these all 7 of these guys are capable of building either , so short or long send em on !
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Pooh4459 on October 08, 2019, 11:25:35 AM
Lamar Williams
Marlin Watkins
Darrin Dawkins
Albert Paul
Matt Fulkerson
And the top three would get extra pressure( begging ) to get me one before season statred ! The other two may not have a long enough wait list to have to beg to much .... But they are ALL great callmakers IMHO.
But depending on time constraints and season opens in weeks . Jeff McKamey and David Halloran.
With this being said I'm a long box man , kill alot more turkeys with a long box but thats what I pull out first , but these all 7 of these guys are capable of building either , so short or long send em on !

Your not going to get a call from Mckamey in a few weeks. More like a year but well worth the wait.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: wolfman on October 09, 2019, 04:10:50 PM
Yea, I've been waiting on Jeff for 11 months now.  But I'm still excited about what will finally come.
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: nitro on October 09, 2019, 06:42:29 PM
Steve Mann
Albert Paul
Lamar Williams
Darrin Dawkins
Paul B Durham
Title: Re: Waiting list
Post by: Chris O on October 12, 2019, 06:19:26 AM
That is a very tough question. Lots of great call makers already mentioned and I will add a couple more just to make it even more of a tougher decision LOL!!! Billy Bush,Ralph Snodgrass,Roger Parks ,Shag Hill,Jeff White, Tim Bullock. I know I missed many others also but these guys build some really great calls as well as all the others that were mentioned. I would also break my calls into groups and get a long box, hen box, short box, and a Turpin style and mini paddle to give you the widest range of sound if you could only have 5 forever. Have fun choosing