Has anyone heard or played a box call with a mahogany box with a purpleheart lid? Could you describe the sound of it? Is it a good combo?
I have a SS purpleheart over maple.....it has a really nice front end and the most raspy backend of any of my other box calls. I would imagine if you had mahogany box it might mellow it out a touch....but purpleheart it gonna still be raspy on the backend.
I believe that Billy White's "Hustlin Hen" has those specs. Definitely a turkey in his box.
Mahogany with purpleheart lid is a great combo. I carry one in my vest always. It's single sided with the thumb groove for great excited cutting and content clucking. Yelps and purrs great too.
You got a very hard wood over a soft wood. Should be raspy depending on the builder. I have one purpleheart over mahogany and one tigerwood over mahogany. Both are raspy and make sharp clucks and cutts.
I have that combo from Bill Baublit and really like it. It's pretty raspy. I'm sure he would play one over the phone for you.