Question for the striker makers,
If I sent you a pot call, could you match up a few strikers?
It doesn't hurt to ask....
Thanks!
Denny Emery
What kind of wood is the pot call made from. Let us know and I will see if I got some of the same wood.
Thanks
Shane
It does not have to match wood wise, it has to sound good
gwa--thats a good idea, I have a pot also that I lost my striker to... like to see what kind of replies you get... definetely needs not to match the sound is the most important..
Just out of curiosity is this a hypothetical question, or do you really have a pot that you want matched? If so, what's the surface of the call?
I have had a few people do this they send me a call I run a bunch of strikers on it till I find the best one and send the call and the striker back.
Not hypothetical at all, I have 2 calls actually, a Cody World Class and a Cody Spec 1.
The World Class is a glass and the Spec 1 is slate.
The original strikers are OK but I feel the true potential of the calls is still within. I bought a purpleheart striker but wasn't what I was looking for.
Mine is a slate over glass in a canarywood pot..
Just some recommendations for you guys to think about:
For glass, I'm a big fan of purpleheart. Even though gwa said he didn't have good results pairing this wood up with his glass call, I think it compliments glass nicely. You can also try woods like hickory, olivewood and bocote. I have not made strikers with olivewood or bocote but I do have strikers made of them and they sound good as well.
For slate, I really like rosewood strikers. I think they bring good rasp to a slate call. You can also try woods like cocobolo, hickory, and again bocote sounds really good with slate.
I am new to call making but I spend several hours a week playing with my pot calls trying to match strikers to surfaces to see the different sounds they produce. There are many other great call makers on this site who have been at this much much longer than I have and can add a lot of good insight as well. Hope this helps!
I have strikers from various call makers in the woods that you have mentioned.. I have four purple heart strikers and none of them sound good on my glass calls... you can have the same wood from different call makers and they all sound different on the same call whether it be slate glass ceramic or aluminum....
On slate i like padauk, zebrawood, purpleheart, and osage
On glass i like padauk, diamondwood, and osage
On aluminum i like diamond wood and osage, just my two cents but u can never have two many strikers. They can be differences in moisture and weight that can play a difference in sound even out of the same type of wood.
Quote from: doepee on April 25, 2011, 11:05:38 PM
you can have the same wood from different call makers and they all sound different on the same call whether it be slate glass ceramic or aluminum....
You are exactly right doepee. I've just had success with the purpleheart strikers that I have in producing a good quality sound from glass calls. But I guess it's worth noting that just because it's purpleheart doesn't mean it's going to sound good on glass. Things that affect the performance of the striker include overall length, length of the handle/top, thickness of handle/top, weight, woodgrain, and the type of tip on the striker as well as other factors. When you sit an think about it, it's amazing how many precise measurements and factors go into producing a good quality pot call!
A better thought is to get a few strikers test them on your calls
and keep what you like, that way you don't have a lot of shipping
involved and you end up with what you want.
The problem with having someone match for you is that we all have a
differant ear, preferences ,and playing skills.
Dewey
Quote from: Wolfpack on April 26, 2011, 07:26:30 AM
The problem with having someone match for you is that we all have a
differant ear, preferences ,and playing skills.
Dewey
Good point. The sound can change A LOT depending on how the striker is held. You can give the same call and striker to two different people and get two different sounds out of it.
Here is a link to the calls -
http://www.codyturkeycalls.com/frictioncalls.htm (http://www.codyturkeycalls.com/frictioncalls.htm)
Several very good comments.
I recently made several calls out of walnut for a customer. They were all out of the same piece of wood. Made to as close tolerance as I can make. All were glass/slate with slate being a secondary surface. Each sounded a little different. No two were identical. I made two strikers for each call, trying to bring out the sound I wanted. One of the calls, in my opinion, was slightly better than the others. The customer picked one of the other calls as his favorite.
One thing I noticed, while selecting strikers, was what I thought was best yesterday, might not be my pick today. Several things influence the sound you get from a particular striker. Hand position, angle of striker shaft, hand pressure etc. all effect the sound we hear. Another thing I noticed recently, was weather or humidity. I picked several calls and strikers to take on a hunt in south Texas a couple weeks ago. I grouped calls and strikers together based on sound I got in Humble. When I got to south Texas, the first thing I did was test calls and strikers. I was surprised at the difference in pairing of the calls and strikers. Weather was different, went from high humidity, medium temperature to a dry, hot area. Surrounding was also different, behind my home versus wooded country.
This is why I carry a group of calls and many strikers. I also carry several different type of calls. As several have said, we all have a differant ear, preference and skill level. Then we combine this with the turkey's preference. Makes an interesting hunt.
Finally, I do think you can take a call and match it with a striker. May not be of the same wood, but you are looking for that particular sound that you think turkeys like. This is what I do with each call I make. I have several different test strikers I try with each call. Based on sound, I will either select one of these strikers, make a another one that is very similiar, or make one that is slighly modified, aiming at the sound I want.
Sorry for the longwinded comment, but I love to talk about turkeys and trying to make that perfect call.
Bill
Quote from: gobblerhunter on April 26, 2011, 07:26:26 PM
Sorry for the longwinded comment, but I love to talk about turkeys and trying to make that perfect call.
Any time someone wants to talk or share information regarding turkeys I'm all ears. There's been a lot of good posts on this topic
Quote from: Wolfpack on April 26, 2011, 07:26:30 AM
A better thought is to get a few strikers test them on your calls
and keep what you like, that way you don't have a lot of shipping
involved and you end up with what you want.
The problem with having someone match for you is that we all have a
differant ear, preferences ,and playing skills.
Dewey
:agreed:
you may be looking for a different sound than what someone else looks for
Wow you guys really hit on a lot of good points and I also agree that there are MANY variables that are involved in producing a quality sound from a pot call. The best thing to do would be to try many different wood types until you find the desired sound that pleases your ear. If it pleases your ear you will be confident in using that call and thats what will ultimately bring you success. Good Luck
I have sold strikers to customers and let them pick what they liked then they sent me back the ones they didnt want. Then I have refunded them. It has worked for both parties involved. But most times they usually kept all of them because they let a few of thier buddys play them then they toke what the customer didnt want.