Macassar ebony striker

[BTH]

The mac ebony striker I have had the most consistent sound out of is an old Halloran 2 pc mac ebony. Runs on glass and crystal calls the best imo. Was never a big snakewood fan. It does look very nice but I don't feel I have the control with it like I do mac ebony.

[davisd9]

Just traded for a Fowler Mac Ebony with Persimmon top, very excited to try it!

[Harty]

Ebony striker is pretty good , .. Ebony in my opinion give little squeal on most surfaces doesn't hold good grip , were the snakewood doesn't...

I've gotten that squeak or squeal with my Mac ebony as well. I have found it to be a bit more temperamental then most of my other woods(strikers). With a lot of practice I've found the window (proper striker angle and pressure) to be quite narrow in avoiding that sound. Even then it plays quite high with minimal rasp.. I don't know if I like the sound, but I will play it this spring and let the turkeys decide. But my experience is limited with only one Mac ebony and two glass calls and one crystal. I don't have a snake.

[Ol Yelper]

I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.

[Sir-diealot]

I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.

Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol

[Shady valley birds]

I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.

Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol

I got a few strikers off here and one is a tulipwood and it that one is very soft on my mm2, you really have to lay into it to get the rasp out of it

[Sir-diealot]

I agree with Sir Diealot, Tulipwood all the way for me, I think it sounds better and is more forgiving. Bill Lyman or Fred Cox. I bet a Stuckey would sound great as well.

Wow, somebody agrees with me on something, I'm in shock! lol

I got a few strikers off here and one is a tulipwood and it that one is very soft on my mm2, you really have to lay into it to get the rasp out of it

That's more of what I expect! lol Who made it, have never heard anybody refer to tulipwood as soft before. Edit: Scratch that, don't answer that question.

[Greg Massey]

Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

[BigSlam51]

Love me some tulipwood

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[Shady valley birds]

I'm not sure who made it, it came In a box with several others,  but it was a very soft calling striker.  That's what I meant by soft.

[Spitten and drummen]

Wow. I have at least 8 macassar strikers and all of them grip great and mine only squeal when I squeeze the striker too hard. Mine run great and sound the best to me on all my glass and crystal. Goes to show different flavors for diffrent folks.

[Sir-diealot]

Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

I am the exact opposite, it is the one I like on most of my calls. We all have different ears and different sounds we like.

[Greg Massey]

Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

I am the exact opposite, it is the one I like on most of my calls. We all have different ears and different sounds we like.

You know you are so right ... 

[Turkeytider]

Tulipwood is good on copper , but other than that it's probably the striker i use the least...better strikers for other surfaces than Tulipwood ...

I definitely think two strikers made from the same wood can be different. While I thnk his snakewood may be the best striker I own, and he`s an all time great striker craftsman, I for some reason have a problem consistently running my Fowler two piece walnut/tulipwood on my aluminum and crystal calls. My JLH one piece tulipwood, on the other hand, is great on both.

[jrinny]

I have a Halloran one piece Mac ebony striker that is great on a Halloran ceramic.  It really stand out on that call