New to making calls - HELP

[yargerbomb]

New to making pot calls.  Made a crystal over slate in a plastic dipped pot and it sounds awesome (Beginners luck).  I then decided to try a crystal over copper with a secondary feather glued to the copper in a bocote pot (finished with Teak oil w/ Laquer) and it sounds horrible.  I understand this is trial and error but are there any pointers or likely culprits to muffled sound?  I cant get any pitch out of it.  Thanks in advance from the rookie!!!

[Footballer]

Are you using pre-cut pots and just assembling them or are you turning pots on a lathe?


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[yargerbomb]

Pre-cut pots.  Thanks!

[Footballer]

I would try a different soundboard. There's not many adjustments you can make with pre-cut pots. It's either the surface combo or a glue issue.


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[yargerbomb]

I believe the combination is ok as I have seen a few done like this.  Maybe the actual copper I got or in general the combination?

I ripped it all apart and cleaned the glue out.  I will try gluing it all again.  As it pertains to glue, i'm using E6000 and a syring with 18G needle.  I may try it with just the E6000 tip.  Is there a such thing as to much or to little glue?

Thanks for your patience.

[mmclain]

Bocote is very oily.   Glue will not hold very well if the pot cups any the surface will lose adhesion.