Copper Top help

[Spurs]

I have a copper over slate osage call from Mr. Jack Lewis....Pappy.  I lost my strikers in the process of moving this year and was wanting some opinions on which type of wood to get.  I am looking for a mid pitch rasp....if that makes any sense.  Also, what should I be using to condition the call?  Never really had to last year, but has gotten really smooth and won't carry a tune with an old diamond wood striker I have (this stiker used to sound ok till it cracked).

[870BkWht]

I have the same call.  I condition mine with a green scotch brite pad.  Every so often you should wipe it down with an alcohol wipe like they use to sterilize for a vaccination.  My strikers are as follows.  Copper surface was sent with a pecan striker.  Slate surface sounds great with a purple heart and also osage orange.  I also have a cheap hickory striker that sounds decent on the copper side.  Im sure every call is differnt though.  Hope this helps.

[hookedspur]

 Osage orange,is a great striker.

[Cut*N*Run]

I like canarywood and maple on copper

[letinmfly]

Mahagony or Ironwood.  Some laminates also sound good on copper.

[hunter22]

I would agree with Lou on Mahagony or Ironwood. Those are the wood strikers that Larry Gresser sends with his copper pot calls and mine sound awesome from him.

[M,Yingling]

For mid pitch rasp ,,, I like poplur , or cedar striker

[ElkTurkMan]

I like Rosewood or Cedar with the copper surface

[lightsoutcalls]

I like canarywood and cedar on my copper pots.

[pappy]

Spurs, if you are having a problem with the pot call send it back to me and we will do something with it. If you are having issues on conditioning it, just grab a piece of scotch brite and an alcohol pad do a lil' cleaning and run the brite pad accross it. If you need another or a couple strikers, let me know, I have a couple in canarywod and ironwood if you need them, pappy

[doepee]

I thought a scotchbrite pad would just smooth a copper surface?

[mmims]

Green Scotchbrite. Hard Maple is a good striker for copper!

[Corn Doc]

You may want to try some 400 grit wet/dry or brown scotch brite. They will provide a little rougher surface than green scotch brite.   

[ncturkey]

Chalk your favorite striker tip for copper it really helps. I like laminated strokers for my copper call. Here a picture of my stirkers I like for copper.