Hey friends do any of you have experience with Misfire game calls trumpets? I spoke with the owner Lee Chadwick at his booth at the show and he was a really nice guy. He offered to let me try some out but with all the people I know that have had the flu the last few weeks I politely declined. Just curious if any of you had tried one. I know you can't go wrong with a Buice, or KP, or Permar. I hope to get my first trumpet soon.
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I have played many of Mr. Lee's trumpets at Unicoi. He used to offer two mouthpieces on his trumpets. The first year I tried them he had trumpets with his one mouthpiece and some with his two mouthpiece. I really preferred his two mouthpiece. I think he has gone almost strictly to the two mouthpiece now but he would need to confirm that. I played almost everyone he had a Unicoi and they all were very nice. He let me take a green acrylic outside and run it and it was very nice, I would have probably bought it but it was a little bolder looking than i prefer, lol. I do not think you can go wrong with a Misfire trumpet and they seemed to be getting better and better. Also, he has alcohol swabs to kill the germs on the calls and I bring my own, lol.
I have and had trumpets from several great call makers. His is one of my favorits. Very easy draw and great tone. If it didn't sound great I wouldn't have kept it. I'd recommend 100%!
Thanks for the responses guys. Is there much tonal difference between the woods and variables within a certain call maker or is it more of a, this maker's trumpet sounds different than another makers trumpets, but all of one makers trumpets kind of fall within a certain sound? That's probably a confusing question sorry.
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You're gonna get an even more confusing answer...
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Quote from: aclawrence on February 18, 2020, 11:38:09 AM
Thanks for the responses guys. Is there much tonal difference between the woods and variables within a certain call maker or is it more of a, this maker's trumpet sounds different than another makers trumpets, but all of one makers trumpets kind of fall within a certain sound? That's probably a confusing question sorry.
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Depends on who you talk to and your hearing! Lol
My best trumpet buddy and I completely disagree on this. I have 6 trumpets made by the same maker out of 6 different woods and 3 different mouthpiece materials. I can't tell the difference between them. At least not enough to matter. The maker says he couldn't tell the difference between the 30+ he made this year.
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Yes there is a difference just like the pot calls
My best trumpet buddy and I also disagree on this. :TooFunny:
Personally I do hear differences in tones, pitches, and etc from different materials, but I will throw you one better, sometimes I hear a difference in trumpets with the same materials. We can get all scientific and everything but some people say they hear a difference and some do not. Personally I think it comes down to a persons hearing, not that one has better or worse, just how they hear. Then again maybe I just think I hear something I want to hear. Sometimes subtle sometimes not subtle at all. I would say that I think the mouthpiece makes more difference in sound than anything, but to each there own and I would never say a person is wrong that they hear it differently than I do.
According to hearing analysis I have had done at work, I have above average hearing, but my wife says it cannot be true. :toothy12:
PM me your number and this afternoon when I get off work I will take one trumpet and send you three sound files with different mouthpiece materials being used and you can decide for yourself.
I will say this, it's not going to be drastic like say going from slate to glass.
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Quote from: Terry on February 18, 2020, 12:08:15 PM
I will say this, it's not going to be drastic like say going from slate to glass.
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Agreed, it is usually subtle changes in pitch and tone. It comes from how the material reacts with the sound waves being created.
Confused yet??
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BTW, Misfire makes a good trumpet and I don't think you'd go wrong with one as your first
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Haha thanks guys. Don't worry I'm all to familiar with this kind of talk. I'm a pretty serious guitar player and I'm into wood working and wood species so I know all about chasing the "perfect" guitar tone. So if most trumpets don't drastically different from one another what is the top criteria for choosing a trumpet. Ease of use? I understand also that sometimes you just like a certain maker and want to buy from them. I did make a wingbone call last year and am semi decent with using that I guess. I imagine a trumpet is a little easier to use. I hope.
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Quote from: aclawrence on February 18, 2020, 12:40:32 PM
Haha thanks guys. Don't worry I'm all to familiar with this kind of talk. I'm a pretty serious guitar player and I'm into wood working and wood species so I know all about chasing the "perfect" guitar tone. So if most trumpets don't drastically different from one another what is the top criteria for choosing a trumpet. Ease of use? I understand also that sometimes you just like a certain maker and want to buy from them. I did make a wingbone call last year and am semi decent with using that I guess. I imagine a trumpet is a little easier to use. I hope.
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Glutton for punishment, lol. When you learn to play a suction style call then you can most likely play any you encounter. Where suction style calls differ from friction calls and are like mouth calls is the ease of playability for the user. Some trumpets I try are a pleasure to run, some are like work. I do not like to work to get the sound I want. When choosing new trumpets I go to shows and play them to see how easy they are for me to play. If not at a show like here on OG there are certain posters that I trust and listen to their recommendations. Being able to play a trumpet is first and foremost. I always recommend certain call makers based on my personal experience and the experience that other players have shared with me. Having said that, trumpets are a personal call and what I like you may not. Once I find a maker I pretty much stick with them and will try others in the method I mentioned earlier.
Some people like Wingbones more than trumpets and some the other. I prefer a trumpet as it is the suction style call I learned on. I can play a Wingbone but I'd given a choice I will pick the trumpet. Both sound great and both can be made for easy playability.
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Haha thanks guys. Don't worry I'm all to familiar with this kind of talk. I'm a pretty serious guitar player and I'm into wood working and wood species so I know all about chasing the "perfect" guitar tone. So if most trumpets don't drastically different from one another what is the top criteria for choosing a trumpet. Ease of use? I understand also that sometimes you just like a certain maker and want to buy from them. I did make a wingbone call last year and am semi decent with using that I guess. I imagine a trumpet is a little easier to use. I hope.
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IMHO, Mr. Lee's trumpets run very easy and sound very good....and I'm picky.
All ya have to do is ask the turkeys. When ya go hunting
My Misfire black acrylic and Lee is a super nice guy. (http://i.imgur.com/ehNdayP.jpg) (https://imgur.com/ehNdayP)
I got 1 few years back and it draws very easily and sounds great I would personally recommend his trumpets
Quote from: aclawrence on February 18, 2020, 11:38:09 AM
Thanks for the responses guys. Is there much tonal difference between the woods and variables within a certain call maker or is it more of a, this maker's trumpet sounds different than another makers trumpets, but all of one makers trumpets kind of fall within a certain sound? That's probably a confusing question sorry.
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To be honest I can't tell a difference in the woods that I have dealt with. Get what looks good to you and practice practice practice
I appreciate all the comments guys. I can add to this somewhat in increments.
I still offer the two different mouthpiece sizes, but like davisd stated, I have pretty much gone to the number 2 mouthpiece size. I have had the champion of champions run my calls and he stated that it was by far the easiest running trumpet he has run. As far as different woods choices, it does make a difference in tonal sound. But that difference is so minute, it would take an oscilloscope to see the difference. I too am a musician, and the woods that I prefer are woods that are used for instruments. But, if a wood is not in that density scale, I will stabilize it to get it to that quality.
I understand that a trumpet is a major investment in money for a lot of people, whether it be my trumpet or someone elses, one of the reasons I offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. I build mine to hunt, not sit on a mantle. I use only a CA finish on all of them, which makes it 100% waterproof and extremely scratch resistant.
I've got a couple of his calls and by no means am I an expert they sound pretty good to me. Easy to run being I'm pretty much a beginner. All the tone stuff I have no clue. I'm a pretty much if it sounds good I go with it. Lee is a great guy every year he donates a Wood Duck call to our Florida Youth Duck hunt for the kids. That being said if you can get one of his wood Duck calls those things are fantastic and very easy to run. Bubba
I'm new to trumpets and I bought a Osage horn from Mr. Lee last summer it plays easy so for a beginner it's making my learning curve easier and also he's a super nice guy ....highly recommend!
Internal dimensions and mouthpiece are what matters. Wood is pretty.
I have 4 of Lee's trumpets. I can tell differences between them, but all are full of turkey. Lee is a great guy, and you would do well to have 1 from him.
Lee built my first custom trumpet, about 2005 id guess. Its been on several Grand slams and my 2 Royal slams , it gets used and its gotten em started and a few finished , problem is I was always finishing with a mouth call as that was what I was best with ( in my mind ) these days I'm almost 95% trumpet man . if you really try a trumpet can do it all ( all you need to do to kill a turkey ) you just have to make yourself run them til the end . Lee makes A good looking and easy running trumpet that will kill turkeys if you will persist in running it all the way to the Gun .