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Title: Another big mail day
Post by: Meleagris gallopavo on March 14, 2024, 12:54:02 PM
This one has been worth the wait for sure!  I had been following Matt Mclain's call making on here for a while and I knew he liked working with domestic woods.  One I didn't think he'd worked with yet is mountain mahogany.  This wood is hard and dense and is right behind desert ironwood in those categories for domestic woods.  I had some and had access to more, so I sent Matt some to turn and I asked him to make me a trumpet from what I sent him.  This thing is awesome!  Matt Mclain is synonymous with craftsmanship from what I have gathered and now I can experience it first hand.  I played this call right out of the box with ease!  (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240314/fe3337a64eb31453ea27ea29853b12a1.jpg)
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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: Greg Massey on March 14, 2024, 01:17:08 PM
Really nice , congrats
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Post by: fishr64 on March 14, 2024, 01:23:13 PM
Never heard of that wood before. It sure made a nice looking trumpet!! Matt always does nice work.
Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: MossyOak92 on March 14, 2024, 01:23:34 PM
Beautiful call!
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Post by: spurs2bgobblin on March 14, 2024, 01:29:49 PM
Very cool! Everything Matt touches is like art! The wood is stunning!


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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: turkey stew on March 14, 2024, 03:06:54 PM
Congrats on a sweet horn!
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Post by: 28 gauge Hunter on March 14, 2024, 03:08:18 PM
Sweet looking call
Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: outdoornut on March 14, 2024, 03:46:14 PM
Nice trumpet! Never heard of that wood.

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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: Meleagris gallopavo on March 14, 2024, 04:02:08 PM
Quote from: outdoornut on March 14, 2024, 03:46:14 PM
Nice trumpet! Never heard of that wood.

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It's hard to find.  It's a shrub at higher elevations in the western U.S.  The shrub is not rare, just hard to get to and pieces are small so few folks go after it. 


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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: Toddmann on March 14, 2024, 05:57:33 PM
That's very nice. Great day at the mailbox!
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Post by: Zobo on March 14, 2024, 08:28:09 PM
Beautiful!
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Post by: Manager8 on March 14, 2024, 08:40:12 PM
Great looking call congrats
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Post by: GregGwaltney on March 18, 2024, 06:43:10 PM
Pretty piece of wood, love unique blanks.
Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: Jhp6767 on March 18, 2024, 10:26:55 PM
Great looking call!


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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: EZ on March 18, 2024, 11:35:38 PM
Matt makes a very good trumpet and that one is a beauty!!! Congrats!
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Post by: Daryl on March 19, 2024, 08:20:31 AM
Very nice.
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Post by: Tomtom97 on March 19, 2024, 03:00:01 PM
Sweet looking call, congrats!


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Title: Re: Another big mail day
Post by: aclawrence on March 19, 2024, 04:24:49 PM
I got to look at his trumpets at the convention and they looked top notch to me. Very nice.


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