In my last post, I asked about playing surfaces and after reading, there are 7 surfaces that are commonly used. I have slate, aluminum, and will have bronzed glass. I would love to collect all 7 surfaces but I would like them to come from different makers. So if you were going to buy a copper, glass, crystal, and ceramic what call and from who would you get them from?
My aluminum is from M. Yingling, slate from Lights Out, and bronzed glass from Hooks.
You should buy a Crystal Mistress from David Halloran. Pappy, Lightsout, Andy Kaiser of Kaisers Kalls, Stone Road Turkey Calls all make killer pot calls and you can have your pick of surface/wood/striker from anyone of them. I have calls from all of the above.
That being said, I dont think you will find a bad call from anyone on this board.
Daryl Slaton makes some of the best looking and sounding calls. I have a curly maple copper call that I love.
Another one of my favorites is a ceramic call I got from Ryan Bonjour. It's flawless and plays really, really well.