Best box call you ever ran but with a twist!

[2nd 100]

The #4 Paddle call Neil Cost ever made Cedar over Black Walnut ! I played it 2019 at Lamar Williams shop after lunch with the owner . He and a friend were hunting near Mr Lamars and we all went to lunch . Made some pics with it and spent the rest of the afternoon playing some of Mr Lamar's creations and some from his Mentor Neil "Gobbler" Cost's old calls . That walnut paddle call was the absolute best Cost call i've ever held or heard run and thats close to 20 of them . To say I was awestruck was an understatement ! BTY Thank you again Mr Jerry .

[2nd 100]

That Cost Paddle was started May 1989 and finished January 1992 .
Ive been after Mr Lamar to build me one like that for @ 5 yrs or better . Really hate I didn't get to get down there this yr with all this Beer Virus and such ...!

[crow]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

[Chris O]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

Ralph knew he had something special with that box so he kept it. Makes you wonder how many calls these guys make before they get that extra special one that sounds just a little better than the rest. And how many that they had to ship away but really wanted to keep it for themselves.


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[Rapscallion Vermilion]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

Ralph knew he had something special with that box so he kept it. Makes you wonder how many calls these guys make before they get that extra special one that sounds just a little better than the rest. And how many that they had to ship away but really wanted to keep it for themselves.

For very special calls at that level, I believe that there are qualities inherent in particular pieces of wood that the callmaker has little control over.  A gift of the wood.

[yelpy]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

I have the sister. I ran it too amongst a couple others of his personal stash.

[paboxcall]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

I have the sister. I ran it too amongst a couple others of his personal stash.

I ran that Snozz secret stash too.

My mac ebony over chestnut mini Snozz box was a personal call of his and I talked him out of it after hearing it just once. Any my persimmon box, Ralph offers to buy that one back every time we see each other.

[crow]

I got to run Ralph Snodgrass's personal paddle call, his "riverboat call"
it is by far the best box call of any type I've ran.

I've played a number of different fiddles, (violins not Marlins calls.)
some felt and sounded like a 2x4, a couple of the best ones had a certain feel or vibration that is hard to describe but besides sounding great you could feel a certain liveliness in it.

The "Riverboat" has that sound and same feel to it.

I have the sister. I ran it too amongst a couple others of his personal stash.

I ran that Snozz secret stash too.

My mac ebony over chestnut mini Snozz box was a personal call of his and I talked him out of it after hearing it just once. Any my persimmon box, Ralph offers to buy that one back every time we see each other.

the riverboat, I still think it outshines them all