I actually own a purpleheart/cedar from David that I like a lot, and I went into the Turkeyrama down in Perry GA this spring expecting to buy another short box in one of his other wood combos to compliment it for this spring only to find that the Halloran crew didn't end up coming.
I'm primarily a long box guy but play David's short boxes well due to the heavier lid, which is different from most, so I didn't expect to make a purchase when I figured out he wasn't there. After walking around, I tried a box at the Southern Native booth just because it was an interesting shape, and actually ended up loving the sound- it played better for me than boxes costing many times more due to the heavy lid he also uses. I walked away with a walnut/redheart combo that went immediately into the vest. The owner Adam is a very good dude and makes some phenomenal boxes at an extremely fair price - check out his website if you're still in the market.
