I just ordered a cedar laminate purple slate a little over a week ago and it was here in a week tops. It’d a heck of a runner as well. It seems that a lot of folks don’t have good run ins with Mr. Pat but I’ve bought 5 calls from him and each one he has been courteous and timely. I don’t personally have any ties with him and the first time I ordered from him was the first time we ever spoke and all went smoothly. I enjoy his calls quite a lot. Some of if not the better running calls I own. You can get really deep into the soundboard on his and drop the pitch a ton without losing tone. He builds a dandy.
I agree, I have liked every Strawser I have ever owned. I sure didn’t mean for the thread to get into how hard it may or may not be to get one of his calls. I just found it odd for a custom call maker to be a spokesperson for another call company.