Ceramic

[Spitten and drummen]

I have several and I have tried everything I know to get them to sound like a hen. Some are ok but I still won't hunt one because to me they have no rasp. I have been running calls for 35 years and still can't seem to get the sound I like.for you that like ceramic , some pointers on running it please. Thanks

[JLH]

Try a different call maker....

[Spitten and drummen]

Try a different call maker....

Uuhhh ok. Thanks for your valuable advice.

[TauntoHawk]

I do like to score little section with a stone really grips well in that spot and with light striker pressure creates a lot of rasp on the back end my schaffer is actually raspier then I like if I use his red dymondwood striker

My houndstooth was a very young hen sound but man that thing called birds in.

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[Spitten and drummen]

I do like to score little section with a stone really grips well in that spot and with light striker pressure creates a lot of rasp on the back end my schaffer is actually raspier then I like if I use his red dymondwood striker

My houndstooth was a very young hen sound but man that thing called birds in.

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They are pretty high pitch and lack that rasp but I guess I should just hunt one and see what happens

[TauntoHawk]

I do like to score little section with a stone really grips well in that spot and with light striker pressure creates a lot of rasp on the back end my schaffer is actually raspier then I like if I use his red dymondwood striker

My houndstooth was a very young hen sound but man that thing called birds in.

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They are pretty high pitch and lack that rasp but I guess I should just hunt one and see what happens

I like a ceramic to complement my twisted sister that brings the rasp

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[JLH]

Try a different call maker....

Uuhhh ok. Thanks for your valuable advice.

Uuhhh.....it was a joke.....hence the funny turkey emoji.

[vt35mag]

Bloodwood, Ipe, and Dymondwood run raspy on my Kaiser, Halloran, and Pecker Wrecker ceramics.
I don't put the stone to mine, but every once in a great while I will very lightly hit em with 220. There should  be a spot on your pot some where that will bring out some decent mid range rasp.
As far as running it, maybe elongate your striker strokes when yelping a little more???

[Double B]

Try a non wood tip, jb weld, bone, antler, carbon, some may get you more rasp. Wenge strikers can get pretty raspy too.

[Chris O]

Try an Osage striker and light pressure seems to help the sound for me. I wasn't a fan for awhile but starting to like it better. I want to try one with aluminum sound board sometime.Chris Brumfiel has a file of one that sounded raspy

[outdoors]

Did you try to hold the striker in a different angle with light pressure

[Spitten and drummen]

Did you try to hold the striker in a different angle with light pressure

Yes

[hunter22]

Jody..... I have owned a bunch of ceramic calls. Some I really like and some I don't care for. My favorites I have now were made by Andy Kaiser, Daybreak, and Stumpy. I used my Stumpy in Colorado a couple years ago to call in a Merriams. I got a Cocobolo striker with a bone tip from Andy Kaiser and it was a match made in heaven for my curly Maple Kaiser ceramic.

[Spitten and drummen]

Thank you Rickey. I will continue to search for a striker

[rt2bowhunter]

I added a 1" piece of .300 ID carbon arrow to my striker. And conditioned the call with some sandpaper more or less just played with it. Until i got the sound i liked. I like the call much better now. IMO the carbon tip and roughing up the Ceramic went hand in hand.