Red Slate

[bobk]

I noticed  that several call builders are using Red Slate as a playing surface. I was curious  if anyone had played this surface. I spoke to one call maker, he said that it was not as high on the front end as green slate. Thanks for any replies. Bob

[RemCrystal]

Got one from paul durham. Red slate over glass in a maple pot. Plays great and runs super easy and yes does sound different from your traditional slate.

[pauld]

Super glad you like that call!

There's not as much difference from Red to Green. I don't notice any real difference in them when I have them in the same wood. Both will give you the higher raspier pitch and tone then what you'll get out of the grey slate. I really am pleased with the red and the green slate I'm getting. My only issue has been with the purple. I ordered one order of it to check it out and the quality of it was very sub-par. The overall diameter with all over the place and the thickness was equally inconsistent. I won't be making any more purple slates this year, but I'm very happy with the red and the green and they both have a very similar sound.

-Paul Durham