Replacement Call...pappy

[pappy]

Had a call break in a buyer's hand, got a call, talked issue resolved. Here is the story....I had some Buck eye burl stabilized, when I got it back, I could tell it wasn't completely dry all the way through. Called the guy, he says, "Oh. it will dry in time" WRONG the below picture is the end results of  stabilize job gone wrong.


If you look at the break, it is located in the narrowest part of the trumpet, normally this would not effect the stability of the call with properly stabilized woods, as the air is replaced with a resin to strengthen the wood, BUT if the stabilizing job is not finished, this is a weak spot, when I got the call back, it smelled of resin, an indication of raw resin. I had contacted the supplier, he assured me it would be ok.

Now, this post is a continuation of another post, as a call maker, I stand by my products, as so do so many here on the site.  This is what makes a great site and respected call makers. If some one buys a call,and expects the service they deserve, and those expectations are not followed through, it is time to move on. I have only made three replacement calls in 18 years, one because the guy "BLEW" into the trumpet for three days and couldn't get any sound....no matter, I have repaired or replaced according to the buyer's choice, because I respect their wishes, there is no reason to expect any thing different from me. So, if you buy a call from me, and it is broke, or you don't like it, if it isn't used for a tent stake, then contact me....I am not shy, nor ashamed to admit some times things happen.....

[runngun]

How in the world did you get the surface to come off three calls???  Did you use them to drive tent stakes???   Lol

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[pappy]

I've Got A Pot Call From You That The Surface Just Fell Off...Matter Of Fact,,,There Are Three Calls...
Think You Can Work With Me? 

I know what happened.....Monica used them instead of a frying pan to knock some sense in that big thick head of yours...LOL...LOL...LOL...I can fix 'em, just send 'em my way, after you're released from the Hospital...

[eddie234]

It's looks good Pappy! Thanks.


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[strutnrut]

Is that a knot where it broke at? Buckeye Burl is famous for being a weak wood. I had problem with it to. Don't care much for Buckeye Burl as a Trumpet material. Looks like you did the right thing and stood behind you calls. Kudos to you. It was a pretty call. You can use the bell end to make a striker out of, that will soften the lost of the materials.

[pappy]

Is that a knot where it broke at? Buckeye Burl is famous for being a weak wood. I had problem with it to. Don't care much for Buckeye Burl as a Trumpet material. Looks like you did the right thing and stood behind you calls. Kudos to you. It was a pretty call. You can use the bell end to make a striker out of, that will soften the lost of the materials.

The buckeye was stabilized, but not properly cured. That was the problem, I have had at least ten buckeye calls go out none returned but this one. Several had the knot in them, but the key is proper stabilizing and curing of that resin. But i always stand behind my products as should all call makers. Striker bell is a great idea for the re-use ...thanks. pappy

[strutnrut]

Use a 1/4 or 3/8 fiber glass rod for the peg. You will need to sand or thin down the rod about a 1/4 to about 3/4 of an inch at the tip of the rod to get good vibration out of the striker but they are one mean striker on a copper, aluminum or glass pot. I thin down that spot to about an 1/8 to 3/16 depending on the weight of the striker head. The ones on the left are what I'm talking about. Just an Ideal.