I just got a new trumpet in the mail. Check out this beauty from Mr. Mark Prudhomme. I got it from a friend and he wasn't sure what kind of wood it is. Do any of y'all have a guess?
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Ironwood, but you could reach out to Mark and ask
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Nice looking call
the grain up around the ferrules and then down towards the bell for several inches looks like osage,
then the grain swirls like the wood had a twist in it
Definitely ironwood. Awesome call.
You have a great friend.
Thanks guys I'm pretty familiar with a lot of woods but wasn't quite sure. I would reach out to Mark but I'm not sure how to contact him.
Yes I do have a good friend!
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It's beautiful wood!!!
Nice call....Certainly could be Ironwood, the color/grain looks somewhat like Padauk
Very nice!
Quote from: gergg on February 18, 2022, 05:53:35 PM
Nice call....Certainly could be Ironwood, the color/grain looks somewhat like Padouk
I did a quick search for some other ironwood trumpets here and the grain does look a little different. Does Padouk turn this medium color brown? I know it starts out more red I think but most woods darken after a while.
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Looks like mopani wood. Mark had several in mopani.
Quote from: aclawrence on February 18, 2022, 06:22:42 PM
Quote from: gergg on February 18, 2022, 05:53:35 PM
Nice call....Certainly could be Ironwood, the color/grain looks somewhat like Padouk
I did a quick search for some other ironwood trumpets here and the grain does look a little different. Does Padouk turn this medium color brown? I know it starts out more red I think but most woods darken after a while.
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There are many different shades of Padauk, There are shades of Bloodwood that look similar to this call as well. But, I am just throwing wild guesses out there.
Well it looks like it is most likely Mopani. I think I will find out for sure when Mark gets back from Nashville. I'm am grateful to have this call and will be toting it to the woods here as soon as possible.
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It does look like Mopani. Mopani is an amazing trumpet wood, I am waiting on an order of Mopani to build some trumpets, I will post them here.
Quote from: Yelper on February 18, 2022, 06:32:15 PM
Looks like mopani wood. Mark had several in mopani.
Ah, that is probably it then, looks like it could be.
Looks more like mopane more than some of the other woods suggested. I have a good bit and it looks very similar to this. A great wood mopane. Mopane=Mopani
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That's just like padauk . pretty call
Mark's on Facebook. He's a great person to speak with and gladly tell you exactly what it is. It should have a date and number inside bell as nd keeps records of what he makes.
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Quote from: Spurtaker on March 03, 2022, 09:01:10 PM
Mark's on Facebook. He's a great person to speak with and gladly tell you exactly what it is. It should have a date and number inside bell as nd keeps records of what he makes.
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Thanks. I'll reach out to him. It does have a number and date. That's pretty cool that he does that.
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