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Turkey Calls => Pot Calls Forum => Topic started by: Weathered-Branch on November 28, 2019, 11:28:27 PM
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What do you guys think of the ceramic playing surfaces? My mentor is a traditionalist and so only used slate (he’s semi-retired now and doesn’t do pot calls anymore).
I’m intrigued by the supposed weather-proofness of it vs slate but it’s a lot more expensive and until I really start selling some calls I’m operating on a VERY limited budget....
I assume glass, crystal etc are weatherproof as well and aren’t as expensive but I’m a little more traditional than that... plus I’m using my mentors design without a soundboard and I don’t know how well those would work like that...
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My ceramic is one of my favorite pots, sounds great. I hunt out of a blind so I have not really had to deal with my calls getting wet except an odd drop or two, but have never had that happen with my ceramic pot so I can not say.
I can't speak as to the soundboard, I have only built one call from a kit, the glass soundboard on that seems to work well with slate.
I think I said it already but if I have not welcome to the site.
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Ceramic is one of the best playing pot's you could ever own.. it also depends on the person building the call, not everyone can build you a good ceramic pot , my suggestion is get with someone who is experienced with building ceramic pots ...very few pots are waterproof .. what is even worst on pot calls is cold and high damp humidity... foggy morning are really bad on pot playing surfaces .. you will learn handwarmers are pot calls best friend ... with ceramic you also need to keep your strikers clean also... good luck ... and welcome to the forum ....
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X 2 With Gregg
Humidity is really bad the first few hours here
I'v tried a few Callmaker ceramic and only found one I really like
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You're also going to have to experiment with sound boards if you want to get the sound that a lot of guys have in their calls.
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You need to run one of his pots before judging the sound. I have and it is an outstanding call Darrell Gibson has took Aron under his wing and shown a design that mr Gibson has had on this style pot. For a good while now. I got to run one of the first Gibson made several years ago and I can tell you it sound great. Mr Gibson has studied the art of making sound for as long as a lot of guys on here have been living. The theory of this call is from the oriental country’s
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You need to run one of his pots before judging the sound. I have and it is an outstanding call Darrell Gibson has took Aron under his wing and shown a design that mr Gibson has had on this style pot. For a good while now. I got to run one of the first Gibson made several years ago and I can tell you it sound great. Mr Gibson has studied the art of making sound for as long as a lot of guys on here have been living. The theory of this call is from the oriental country’s
I don't think anyone was judging his ability in building calls , i think he was asking about what we thought about didn't playing surfaces ...just opinions ... he's welcome to send me pot call anytime for playing and sound opinion ...
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I may have came across as that but what I was trying to say is that he has the sound of other callmakers are getting on their pots , without a sound board. The internals are a great deal different than a standard pot with a sound board
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I can imagine. But do you get a break at back end of the yelp or just a scratch sound
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So far no scratch sound as long as the pot is played properly... but I’ve only used slate so far, I haven’t tried any other playing surfaces. I’m intrigued by the ceramic surface because it seems similar to slate, but with a more weatherproof option. But it is almost 3x the price...
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Ceramic is my favorite surface, best thing I have found for high humidity mornings.
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So far no scratch sound as long as the pot is played properly... but I’ve only used slate so far, I haven’t tried any other playing surfaces. I’m intrigued by the ceramic surface because it seems similar to slate, but with a more weatherproof option. But it is almost 3x the price...
I sent you PM....
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Best yu can ever find is the old model KH ol yeller designed by Mike Battey
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Best yu can ever find is the old model KH ol yeller designed by Mike Battey
I always hesitate to say anything is the best u will find, after accumulating over a 100 pots I have come to conclusion there is no magic bullet.
If you like ceramic, I use to hate it, you might want to take a look at the bloodwood black limba that Mark Cornelius (MAC calls) is making now. Its a fine pot in my opinion but we all have different taste.
It was a ceramic padauk pot from Gary Anderson (daybreak calls) I bought last year that peaked my interest in ceramic.
I plan to have at least one ceramic in my vest next year when hunting it definitely has a different sound and is more resistant to moisture than slate, traditionally slate has been my favorite pot call surface over the years.
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I appreciate it Va longbeard for spending some my money
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I appreciate it Va longbeard for spending some my money
Your welcome glad to depreciate the Christmas funds lol!
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I appreciate it Va longbeard for spending some my money
Your welcome glad to depreciate the Christmas funds lol!
Funny I was talking to him while he's up a tree hunting deer , told him no hurry I will I'll be leaving to go hunting for two WEAKS. , I'm on his list
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I will add this comment , some call builders try to build a good ceramic pot and they turn out poor - far at best .. But Mac bloodwood - black limba ceramic is outstanding ..
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Just to chime in. Stumpy makes one of the finest ceramics I have laid my hands on. In fact , I now have 3 of his. I have owned and played several ceramics from well known makers that fell short for me. Just my opinion though.
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I have a. :TooFunny: few of Chads ceramics , a few they are really nice all turkey :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
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Jim Shelley builds a pretty good ceramic - cherry pot ... I see people scare ceramic like they are conditioning a glass surface call , no need for that with ceramic , just rub it with piece of scott - brite ever so often and clean it with alcohol pad ... ceramic doesn't need a lot of care ....
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So you treat it like slate? Good to know. Is the sound close to slate too or does it have a different pitch or tone? I really don’t know, I’ve never heard a ceramic pot before. But I’m really intrigued to make a couple of my pots with it...
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So you treat it like slate? Good to know. Is the sound close to slate too or does it have a different pitch or tone? I really don’t know, I’ve never heard a ceramic pot before. But I’m really intrigued to make a couple of my pots with it...
Ceramic is higher pitch with more volume to cut the wind , but you can play it soft also.. it has lot more volume than slate .... If you do facebook , go to Mark Cornelius facebook page and listen to him play ceramic pots ... Mark Cornelius is Mac Calls .. you will see him also play the bloodwood black limba ceramic pot ..
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SWAMP Boys ceramic in a Cherry pot with the Dyamond Wood Striker.
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i had one ceramic that didn't roll over very well. it was an expensive pot, so i didnt get anymore for a long time.
i got a few recently that were excellent. stumpy's ceramics are excellent and i have one from brad roberts that is outstanding
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i had one ceramic that didn't roll over very well. it was an expensive pot, so i didnt get anymore for a long time.
i got a few recently that were excellent. stumpy's ceramics are excellent and i have one from brad roberts that is outstanding
Thank you, I could not remember his name and wanted to suggest him. I could remember his real first name but not name here. I agree, I really like my ceramic from him.
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i had one ceramic that didn't roll over very well. it was an expensive pot, so i didnt get anymore for a long time.
i got a few recently that were excellent. stumpy's ceramics are excellent and i have one from brad roberts that is outstanding
Yes Brad makes a really nice ceramic pot .. Brad makes a lot of nice pots regardless of playing surface.
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You can probably find a sound file in pot call sound files on the forum. Ceramic is an easy player and has a good sound. I only have a few of them from all different makers. All of mine have a glass soundboard except one has a aluminum soundboard. I would think that if you are getting good sound out of slate, ceramic shouldn’t be whole lot different. I am not a call maker so I could be wrong . How much are you charging for your slate calls? You can pm me if you want.
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