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Author Topic: Favorite metal surface ?  (Read 2743 times)

Offline coyote1

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Favorite metal surface ?
« on: May 09, 2019, 02:03:23 PM »
What is everyone's favorite metal surface? Aluminum, copper, brass, titanium and stainless. I would also like to know what strikers you guys prefer for each surface. I appreciate any information.

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2019, 02:51:37 PM »
Stoned aluminum over glass or over slate for me Keith. Bloodwood, Ipe, purpleheart, dymondwood and fiber rod strikers for me.
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2019, 02:52:38 PM »
Copper from Mike Yingling is my favorite metal caller. Cedar, Osage and Yingling fiber rod are my striker choices.

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2019, 02:55:15 PM »
Stoned aluminum for me too. A nicely conditioned annodized is a very close second though.

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2019, 03:09:18 PM »
titanium. With a two peice dymondwood strikers
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2019, 03:19:00 PM »
Anodized aluminum over glass, but it needs to be conditioned right. Dymondwood and Ipe for the strikers

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2019, 04:48:15 PM »
Stainless or titanium

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2019, 06:22:22 PM »
Lyman Slick aluminum, persimmon striker.

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2019, 07:00:33 PM »
I guess I shouldnt comment because metal calls are my least favorite. If I had to carry one , it would be stoned or anodized aluminum. I just really dont care for metal surfaces.
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2019, 08:51:58 PM »
Anodized aluminum

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2019, 09:11:17 PM »
Anodized aluminum over glass. It can be finicky and needs be kept clean and conditioned.yingling copper and Sinclair titanium are gaining though.
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2019, 09:48:43 PM »
Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.

I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.

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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2019, 10:09:01 PM »
Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.

I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2019, 10:16:03 PM »
I thought it was 9 to 3  not  3 to 9
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Re: Favorite metal surface ?
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2019, 10:41:18 PM »
Clean with alcohol pad, sandpaper gently in one direction, (might just be me or the way I hold a call but I condition from the 3 to 12 position moreso than straight across to the 9). A very minimal amount of rain chalk rubbed in gently with scotch brite will help the surface hold its conditioning and play with much more grip.