Wood vs. acrylic

[randywallace]

wood and acrylic resonate differently.  Acrylic is less apt to be affected by humidity/moisture.  You won't notice it much in properly designed trumpets, but a wood box caller that doesn't have a sealed finish is a different story.

[ScottTaulbee]

My question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days.


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[Zobo]

My question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days.


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I personally wouldn't want to risk it with an expensive or
hard to replace trumpet. You might be ok with wax, you might not.  Plus, think this through Scott, this gives you the perfect excuse to buy another turkey call, there's an urgent need 

[Greg Massey]

My question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days.


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In my opinion, I wouldn't think a trumpet is the answer to not needing other calls in your bag of tricks.  I have been using trumpets for a while and I can tell you from experience they don't always respond to trumpets. So in my opinion I will have other calls along with me beside trumpets .. I would feel under equipped if I didn't have those other calls .. IMO ,,, That wax is great on most all calls, but it's not recommended for acrylic ..

[ScottTaulbee]

My question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days.


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In my opinion, I wouldn't think a trumpet is the answer to not needing other calls in your bag of tricks.  I have been using trumpets for a while and I can tell you from experience they don't always respond to trumpets. So in my opinion I will have other calls along with me beside trumpets .. I would feel under equipped if I didn't have those other calls .. IMO ,,, That wax is great on most all calls, but it's not recommended for acrylic ..

97% of my turkeys that I've killed or called in for others have came from mouth calls since 2006. I had great responses with the trumpet all last weekend and last season as well. I used to always carry a box, and a couple pot calls but rarely ever had luck with them, I did kill 2 turkeys with pot calls over the years but they are the minority.


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[EZ]

In my opinion, I wouldn't think a trumpet is the answer to not needing other calls in your bag of tricks.  I have been using trumpets for a while and I can tell you from experience they don't always respond to trumpets. So in my opinion I will have other calls along with me beside trumpets .. I would feel under equipped if I didn't have those other calls .. IMO ,,, That wax is great on most all calls, but it's not recommended for acrylic ..

Your milage may vary, but I feel "yelpers" have the best response (and kill rate) of any calls I use....and I use them all.

I've never left a call (yelper) at home because of weather. You can always keep it in one of those uline plastic tubes if it's really pouring, but I never bother.

[Ranman]

My trumpet call stays around my neck and rides in my shirt pocket. If it is raining a little, I put on my rain jacket which keeps it protected. If it is raining a lot, I don't go. I wait till it stops and then I go out. My trumpets also get a coat of Renaissance every year.