Favorite metal surface ?

[coyote1]

What is everyone's favorite metal surface? Aluminum, copper, brass, titanium and stainless. I would also like to know what strikers you guys prefer for each surface. I appreciate any information.

[BTH]

Stoned aluminum over glass or over slate for me Keith. Bloodwood, Ipe, purpleheart, dymondwood and fiber rod strikers for me.

[bobk]

Copper from Mike Yingling is my favorite metal caller. Cedar, Osage and Yingling fiber rod are my striker choices.

[HookedonHooks]

Stoned aluminum for me too. A nicely conditioned annodized is a very close second though.

[outdoors]

titanium. With a two peice dymondwood strikers

[MDTOM84]

Anodized aluminum over glass, but it needs to be conditioned right. Dymondwood and Ipe for the strikers

[Bowhuntr73]

Stainless or titanium

[Triple B]

Lyman Slick aluminum, persimmon striker.

[Spitten and drummen]

I guess I shouldnt comment because metal calls are my least favorite. If I had to carry one , it would be stoned or anodized aluminum. I just really dont care for metal surfaces.

[BigSlam51]

Anodized aluminum

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[Harty]

Anodized aluminum over glass. It can be finicky and needs be kept clean and conditioned.yingling copper and Sinclair titanium are gaining though.
Kwila striker

[coyote1]

Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.

I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.

[MDTOM84]

Thank you all for the responses. How are you guys conditioning your anodized aluminum? I like the sound but hate the slick surface.

I should mention I have at least one of all the surfaces listed. I played my calls with your striker recommendations and ended up with some very good combinations. So far it's stoned aluminum and brass I like the best. Next would be anodized if I can get a better grip with the striker. The copper sounds great but it's very pressure sensitive.

240 grit sandpaper only going in one direction. So from 3 to 9 on a clock, pick it up go back to 3 to 9

[outdoors]

I thought it was 9 to 3  not  3 to 9
Are a  south·paw

[HookedonHooks]

Clean with alcohol pad, sandpaper gently in one direction, (might just be me or the way I hold a call but I condition from the 3 to 12 position moreso than straight across to the 9). A very minimal amount of rain chalk rubbed in gently with scotch brite will help the surface hold its conditioning and play with much more grip.