I have never used one and would like to try. I'm only planning on buying one. All suggestions appreciated!
Brian Mero. Affordable, quick turn around and one of the best trumpet makers out there.
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I have some i would let go. Shoot me a message.
Dave Shoemaker makes a killer, affordable trumpet. DES trumpets.
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Quote from: BullTom on June 09, 2025, 03:59:12 PMBrian Mero. Affordable, quick turn around and one of the best trumpet makers out there.
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Greg Gwaltney, my first and only trumpet, takes a lot of practice to sound good, but found his easy to play for a beginner. https://gwaltneygamecalls.com/
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Shoebuck on this forum.
Check Mike Robare
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Jeremy Simpson makes a good one. Believe he's around $150 for a wood call.
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I would suggest hitting up Ben Gentry, Seminole Yelpers. He just made one for me, ABW. It is extremely easy to run and sounds 100% turkey. Reasonably priced and turn around was only a few weeks.
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Holler at Doug Morgan, I have an acrylic call of his that is bad news.
define reasonable. To me its a few hundred dollars. Somebody else, it might be a $1000...another it might be a 100 bucks. Go to Helen and attend Unicoi next year.
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What is your definition of reasonable? Brian Mero is a great builder, as is Lee Chadwick. Most builders with reputation have it for a reason.
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Quote from: davisd9 on June 16, 2025, 08:54:04 PMWhat is your definition of reasonable? Brian Mero is a great builder, as is Lee Chadwick. Most builders with reputation have it for a reason.
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$200 or less
I'm a fan of Delrin trumpets for their sound and durability and I own a few from well known makers.
I recently picked up one of Anthony Ellis(AGE)Simple Hen Delrin trumpets and it is a gem. Has the same internals as his XT model. He keeps some in stock and I received mine in about a week. ~$200
Also, these guys have hit the nail on the head with mentions of Mero, Chadwick, and a trip to Unicoi!
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Quote from: BDeal on June 17, 2025, 12:48:47 PMQuote from: davisd9 on June 16, 2025, 08:54:04 PMWhat is your definition of reasonable? Brian Mero is a great builder, as is Lee Chadwick. Most builders with reputation have it for a reason.
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$200 or less
go to Unicoi and meet AGE then
Doug Morgan makes a fine trumpet. They're very reasonably priced. Matter of fact, I've told him on more than one occasion that he ain't charging enough for em.
A couple that I don't believe have been mentioned in your price range would be Todd Black and Clay Townsend's all delrin call.
In 2019, I bought a yelper directly from Mr. Billy Buice, off his table at Unicoi. I gave $195 for that call. That man has been building them longer than any other builder around. I would think about that real strong before paying equal to some of these builders who have "popped up" over the past 5 to 6 years.
Quote from: WLT III on June 25, 2025, 09:19:55 PMIn 2019, I bought a yelper directly from Mr. Billy Buice, off his table at Unicoi. I gave $195 for that call. That man has been building them longer than any other builder around. I would think about that real strong before paying equal to some of these builders who have "popped up" over the past 5 to 6 years.
That was going on 7 years ago, and those days are over now. You're not getting a Buice for anywhere near 195 anymore. And some of the newer makers are just as good. Ask Mr.B what he thinks of Seth Hamon, for example.
Just got a Seth Hamon trumpet, it is equal in playability and sound to the best playing trumpet I have tried to date, which is a MKW trumpet.
It may just be his internals match my air draw, which is why it don't hurt to try different makers.
Of course I haven't tried every call makers yelper
Quote from: Zobo on June 25, 2025, 09:56:48 PMQuote from: WLT III on June 25, 2025, 09:19:55 PMIn 2019, I bought a yelper directly from Mr. Billy Buice, off his table at Unicoi. I gave $195 for that call. That man has been building them longer than any other builder around. I would think about that real strong before paying equal to some of these builders who have "popped up" over the past 5 to 6 years.
That was going on 7 years ago, and those days are over now. You're not getting a Buice for anywhere near 195 anymore. And some of the newer makers are just as good. Ask Mr.B what he thinks of Seth Hamon, for example.
No offense to either you or this Mr. Hamon, but I'll take over 50yrs experience all day long, over the latest flavor of the month. I will say this though, it doesn't take an exspensive yelper, bone or wood, to call up turkeys.
There are several big name guys that build great trumpets but you can get a good trumpet for $150-$200. Biggest thing is to find one that fits you and stick with it.
The Brian Mero trumpet the greentrout has for sale in the classifieds is very well priced and a darn good trumpet
Look up DBW. He is producing a low cost trumpet that sounds really good and is easy to run. My son in law bought me one for Christmas and I like it. Have several custom trumpets that all sound great and the DBW trumpet will let you know if you like running a trumpet before you start spending high dollar for custom trumpets. But if you want to jump in on the custom end I'd recommend AGE. Anthony is a great guy and makes a killer trumpet. Enjoy your new passion, trumpets are a passion once you get started with them.
If I had only $150 for a trumpet style suction call I'd buy a Davis style yelper from the collaboration of Lon Trice and Brian Johnson. Beautiful calls that play easily and sound as good if not better than most. It's meat on the table and a crazy good value. Lon will probably be at Unicoi, and the guy is very cool to talk to.
Dan Harris makes one of the best trumpets for the $ as any. He will be at Unicoi and a great chance to try them out if you will be there. I got one of the first he sold at Unicoi and is one of my favorites and a beaut in desert ironwood.
At the recommendation of Gregg Massey and Turkeybuttocks i recently picked up a spindle trumpet by Steve Seppli.
Very easy trumpet to play and a great sound, one of the better trumpets I've ever played at any price and this is priced under 100.00.
Definitely a sleeper call maker, he has his internals figured out.
Quote from: Georgia Boy on January 01, 2026, 12:38:23 PMLook up DBW. He is producing a low cost trumpet that sounds really good and is easy to run. My son in law bought me one for Christmas and I like it. Have several custom trumpets that all sound great and the DBW trumpet will let you know if you like running a trumpet before you start spending high dollar for custom trumpets. But if you want to jump in on the custom end I'd recommend AGE. Anthony is a great guy and makes a killer trumpet. Enjoy your new passion, trumpets are a passion once you get started with them.
Appreciate the plug. God Bless!
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My suggestion is to get you a GOOD trumpet that will make all of the turkey sounds.. Regardless
Seth Hammon had something new at Unicoi...a polymer molded Jordan style that was beautiful and ran very easy.....$100.