Misfire Game Calls

[aclawrence]

Hey friends do any of you have experience with Misfire game calls trumpets?  I spoke with the owner Lee Chadwick at his booth at the show and he was a really nice guy. He offered to let me try some out but with all the people I know that have had the flu the last few weeks I politely declined. Just curious if any of you had tried one. I know you can't go wrong with a Buice, or KP, or Permar. I hope to get my first trumpet soon.


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[davisd9]

I have played many of Mr. Lee's trumpets at Unicoi.  He used to offer two mouthpieces on his trumpets.  The first year I tried them he had trumpets with his one mouthpiece and some with his two mouthpiece.  I really preferred his two mouthpiece.  I think he has gone almost strictly to the two mouthpiece now but he would need to confirm that.  I played almost everyone he had a Unicoi and they all were very nice.  He let me take a green acrylic outside and run it and it was very nice, I would have probably bought it but it was a little bolder looking than i prefer, lol.  I do not think you can go wrong with a Misfire trumpet and they seemed to be getting better and better.  Also, he has alcohol swabs to kill the germs on the calls and I bring my own, lol.

[blantoncreek]

I have and had trumpets from several great call makers.  His is one of my favorits. Very easy draw and great tone.   If it didn't sound great I wouldn't have kept it.  I'd recommend 100%!

[aclawrence]

Thanks for the responses guys. Is there much tonal difference between the woods and variables within a certain call maker or is it more of a, this maker's trumpet sounds different than another makers trumpets, but all of one makers trumpets kind of fall within a certain sound?  That's probably a confusing question sorry.


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[troutfisher13111]

You're gonna get an even more confusing answer...

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[davisd9]

Thanks for the responses guys. Is there much tonal difference between the woods and variables within a certain call maker or is it more of a, this maker's trumpet sounds different than another makers trumpets, but all of one makers trumpets kind of fall within a certain sound?  That's probably a confusing question sorry.


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Depends on who you talk to and your hearing! Lol

[troutfisher13111]

My best trumpet buddy and I completely disagree on this. I have 6 trumpets made by the same maker out of 6 different woods and 3 different mouthpiece materials. I can't tell the difference between them. At least not enough to matter. The maker says he couldn't tell the difference between the 30+ he made this year.

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[outdoors]

Yes there is a difference just like the pot calls

[davisd9]

My best trumpet buddy and I also disagree on this.   

Personally I do hear differences in tones, pitches, and etc from different materials, but I will throw you one better, sometimes I hear a difference in trumpets with the same materials. We can get all scientific and everything but some people say they hear a difference and some do not. Personally I think it comes down to a persons hearing, not that one has better or worse, just how they hear. Then again maybe I just think I hear something I want to hear. Sometimes subtle sometimes not subtle at all. I would say that I think the mouthpiece makes more difference in sound than anything, but to each there own and I would never say a person is wrong that they hear it differently than I do.

According to hearing analysis I have had done at work, I have above average hearing, but my wife says it cannot be true.   

[davisd9]

PM me your number and this afternoon when I get off work I will take one trumpet and send you three sound files with different mouthpiece materials being used and you can decide for yourself.

[troutfisher13111]

I will say this, it's not going to be drastic like say going from slate to glass.

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[davisd9]

I will say this, it's not going to be drastic like say going from slate to glass.

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Agreed, it is usually subtle changes in pitch and tone. It comes from how the material reacts with the sound waves being created.

[troutfisher13111]

Confused yet??

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[troutfisher13111]

BTW, Misfire makes a good trumpet and I don't think you'd go wrong with one as your first

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[aclawrence]

Haha thanks guys. Don't worry I'm all to familiar with this kind of talk. I'm a pretty serious guitar player and I'm into wood working and wood species so I know all about chasing the "perfect" guitar tone.  So if most trumpets don't drastically different from one another what is the top criteria for choosing a trumpet. Ease of use?  I understand also that sometimes you just like a certain maker and want to buy from them. I did make a wingbone call last year and am semi decent with using that I guess. I imagine a trumpet is a little easier to use. I hope.


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