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What is your preference with lanyards in carrying your trumpets , do you prefer the smaller dia. lanyard type or the heavier cord lanyard? Do you use a double type rig to carry more than one trumpet or do you prefer just carrying one trumpet on a lanyard ?  Do you just make something yourself to carry one or more around your neck?  Share your way of carrying your trumpets and what tricks you have learned ... I could see carrying more than one on a lanyard could possibly cause problems with them banging together etc... Share with us how you carry them... The ones who want to crack jokes, more on or start your own post...

I like 1 trumpet per lanyard, I usually only carry 1 or 2 trumpets anyway and it is easier/quieter that way. I prefer medium diameter lanyards/550 cord so they are not too stiff but still easy to grab, the small diameter stuff annoys me. I never put the trumpet around my neck until I sit/ stop to call, hate it dangling around. I am a noise freak though, hate any excess sounds while hunting.

I like the thinnest lanyard I can get. When running and gunning I stick the trumpet in my vest. The thin ones allow me to wrap it around the trumpet for ease for carrying.

My preference is for a lanyard similar to the ones that Austy Bott and Ralph Permar provide with their trumpets.  Small diameter and fairly long so I can stash the trumpet/wingbone underneath my shirt/coat.  But they also provide an adjustable slider that allows the user to shorten the lanyard which I do when I set up.

My preference is one lanyard with a single noose and just change the trumpet out if I want to use a different one. Then I don't have to wrap the lanyard back around the trumpet. I also have a Yoder 409 leather trumpet case that holds two trumpets, so it's easy to remove the lanyard noose from the one I'm using, switch it with the other trumpet, and that's it.
I don't like the noise of 2 trumpets hitting each other and possibly damaging one or both of them.  I like either the Permar type lanyard or the ones Anthony Ellis supplies with his trumpets. Anthony also makes a nice leather lanyard with a single noose.
And you just can't go wrong with a Yoder 409  case for protecting your valuable trumpets while hunting.

I like a lanyard with a single noose. I like both the leather ones like Steve makes as well as the thinner cord type like Ralph Permar and KP provide with their trumpets. I have one of Yoder 409's cases and I also carry a trumpet around my neck with it tucked inside my shirt.

The thin cord that came with it.  If there was a better way to do it, Cox would have already started putting them on his trumpets.

Here my thought an just mine. If you want flexibility then yes paracord is the way to go whether it's braid or just a single strand. The extra drops I make hook really nice into a braided paracord lanyard if you decided to carry more then one call.

Leather just looks good no matter what you put it on. Yes it's not as flexible but if you tuck your call into a pocket an go then it's not an issue.

I prefer just a single noose an change out but I could see where having 2 drops is nice if you have a trumpet with interchangeable mouth pieces.

Hears a single strand lanyard that I make as well. Some call makers like these a lot. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230222/e4b29c6742d1325619430a6f64598416.jpg)



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Greg, how do you carry your trumpet in the woods? I'm the same way with dangling stuff and figured out I could line a piece of PVC pipe with pipe insulation and I've got a $5 case that wont break but it's a bit heavy

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Lanyard and put call in pocket of shirt too keep from hanging.

Years ago I purchased several spools of black braided fishing line.  A woman in the church I attend does braiding, and I asked her if she would braid several lanyards for me for my trumpet calls. I told her what I wanted, and she braided them for me.  The lanyard holds its loop, is extremely light....and just about indestructible. The lanyard is so light you can feel the weight of the trumpet, not the lanyard.  Now she makes all the lanyards for calls I make for family and friends.....and customers if they want to pay for one.

I like 1 yelper per lanyard, usually hunt with 2 around my neck, 1 hangs inside a thin camo cloth sheath, other is in a shirt pocket style front vest pocket. no noise no flopping.

I have had very thin para cord up to braided leather, no preference as far as wearing them.
years ago used a leather boot lace on a wingbone and that was fine also.

So the other day I was talking about my extra drops in a post above. This is what they can look like in a braid paracord lanyard. As you can see you can move them anywhere you want. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230224/b86d6b75a56b0c2b2a0a414aae95aab8.jpg)


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The leather lanyards the guys here on the forum make look really nice. As far as paracord I really like the ones I make out of the smaller diameter. I started making them with 550 but now I use 95lb paracord. It's not one small string cutting into your neck but it's way smaller than 550 and will wrap around your trumpet or wad up into a tiny ball and go in your pocket. I like a single drop on mine.
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does anybody make a lanyard similar to the ones Ralph Permar provides? single thin paracord with the adjustment slider to adjust the hanging length?

Not that I'm aware of.  I've considered reaching out to him to see if he would just sell those lanyards separately.  They are very useful.

Quote from: gmbellew on March 01, 2023, 12:12:42 PM
does anybody make a lanyard similar to the ones Ralph Permar provides? single thin paracord with the adjustment slider to adjust the hanging length?

I would think that would be really easy to put together. Do you have a picture?  I could do my on version but would like to see exactly what you're talking about.


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Just a piece of paracord with sliding knots and a single drop for a trumpet?  I'm curious how he does the drop. You could do it several different ways.


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Here you go Andrew...

Show the slider Ralph puts on the end to shorten or lengthen. It's hard to see in the photo.

Steve made me one similar to this.

Quote from: EZ on March 01, 2023, 01:13:27 PM
Show the slider Ralph puts on the end to shorten or lengthen. It's hard to see in the photo.

He did, it's the rubber band.
Since covid parts are hard to get

Quote from: EZ on March 01, 2023, 01:13:27 PM
Show the slider Ralph puts on the end to shorten or lengthen. It's hard to see in the photo.

As requested...

that's what I am looking for. does anybody make anything like that?

Ok I see. Instead of using knots to shorten the overall length he has an actual little friction piece there. I have no idea where to source that but I'll play around with some ideas. Thanks


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That friction bead is turned amber.

I was able to order beads to create something that works like Ralph's friction bead....but his is better.

So you could do the same thing with the sliding knots which was my first thought but I like the little tensioner Ralph has. Using the tensioner device makes it really easy to make the lanyard and keep it all centered up. It's a little tricky to get the two knots to line up perfectly with the drop centered below. This example is not perfect just a quick test of the idea. The bead is to keep the knots from jamming together and being g too hard to slide back apart. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230301/1d0385271d15afec8f8b145398b7464e.jpg)
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Quote from: paboxcall on March 01, 2023, 03:20:21 PM
That friction bead is turned amber.

Ah that is sweet!


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What if you used two beads, and use each to slide the two knots? Reach behind, grab a bead in each hand and pull - that should draw up the drop evenly.

the one lanyard I have from Permar might be turned delrin. it is basically just a long bead. but it holds well and is easy to adjust.

Quote from: paboxcall on March 01, 2023, 03:56:28 PM
What if you used two beads, and use each to slide the two knots? Reach behind, grab a bead in each hand and pull - that should draw up the drop evenly.

The deal is that the drop is a fixed point on the circle so you have to tie those knots the same distance from the drop or it would look lopsided.  It's just an aesthetics thing. They will both tighten up equally but they may not be centered around the drop on the circle if that makes sense.


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Quote from: aclawrence on March 01, 2023, 04:53:56 PM

Quote from: paboxcall on March 01, 2023, 03:56:28 PM
What if you used two beads, and use each to slide the two knots? Reach behind, grab a bead in each hand and pull - that should draw up the drop evenly.

The deal is that the drop is a fixed point on the circle so you have to tie those knots the same distance from the drop or it would look lopsided.  It's just an aesthetics thing. They will both tighten up equally but they may not be centered around the drop on the circle if that makes sense.


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How about this - the drop to the lanyard is not fixed, but slides on a loop around the neck lanyard? Wouldn't matter aesthetically then if one side drew up faster, that drop would slide to the bottom with gravity.

Yeah you could definitely do that. That was my first though but Ralph's set up is pretty slick. You could easily have a drop that would slide on the necklace part. I'm going to research for something to fit on the paracord though. Some of these other guys may already have something that works.


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Quote from: aclawrence on March 01, 2023, 06:34:53 PM
Yeah you could definitely do that. That was my first though but Ralph's set up is pretty slick. You could easily have a drop that would slide on the necklace part. I'm going to research for something to fit on the paracord though. Some of these other guys may already have something that works.


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You could always try cord locks .


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I use them with shock cord.  Doesn't seem as sexy as a turned piece of amber lol. That would work though.


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I make my own out of 2mm cord, a silicone bead, and a cord lock. The silicone bead has a 2mm hole, so with two strands going through it I use it as a cord stop to secure the knot. Although the knot doesn't need to be secured as it's hard as heck to loosen. The cord lock is to adjust the length obviously. When searching I like to leave it a little longer. When sitting and working a bird I tighten it up closer to my neck. Just what I have found works for me. Also, you can't see it under the call, but the cord ends are tied in a knot. That way if the cord lock breaks, the call is still hanging from my neck.


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Quote from: Terry on March 01, 2023, 08:17:45 PM
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I make my own out of 2mm cord, a silicone bead, and a cord lock. The silicone bead has a 2mm hole, so with two strands going through it I use it as a cord stop to secure the knot. Although the knot doesn't need to be secured as it's hard as heck to loosen. The cord lock is to adjust the length obviously. When searching I like to leave it a little longer. When sitting and working a bird I tighten it up closer to my neck. Just what I have found works for me. Also, you can't see it under the call, but the cord ends are tied in a knot. That way if the cord lock breaks, the call is still hanging from my neck.


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well done!


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Been tying these for a while. Like aclawrence's, slide adjustable single drop. I'm a stickler for symmetry in an OCD way so I tie them with the lanyard groove diameter in mind. They work well with all calls.