I bought a Woodhaven Cherry Classic slate call last week. I watched the DVD that came with it, and I cannot get it to produce yelps very well at all. Now I will never claim to be a champion caller, but I feel like this call should almost be able to yelp by itself. Any insight or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
jkratz5
Well-Known Member
Which striker did you get with the call, I know when I first played with them there was one that sounded substantially better with the Cherry Classic. It shouldn't make that much of a difference however. How about purrs do they sound ok, otherwise the slate and or glass underneath might be loose, usually when this happens you can still get sounds to come out they just sound horrible.
Kratz
Kratz
jkratz5
Well-Known Member
If the purrs and clucks are fine then it is more than likely not a loose glass or slate. Keep working at it, like Thomas said no break in time just make sure the call and striker are conditioned. If you know anyone that is really good with a slate call see what they can do with it.
Kratz
Kratz
Limb Chicken
Active Member
Send it home with Dewy. I will try it out for you... /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Limb Chicken</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Send it home with Dewy. I will try it out for you... /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif </div></div>
Better yet...I will bring it down and let you call me ONE in with it. Operator error I am sure.
Better yet...I will bring it down and let you call me ONE in with it. Operator error I am sure.
Iowabowtech
New Member
Jake,
That's strange, like you said it should almost yelp by itself being an upper end slate. Have you tried scuffing up the surface of the slate yet? I want to say the Woodhaven calls come with a piece of emery but not sure. I like to use a piece of 3M Scotchbrite green scouring pad instead but anyway...maybe it just had something on the face of it?? Just a thought. Kinda weird though that purring works, usually that's the first thing to suffer when a slate needs scuffed. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif
That's strange, like you said it should almost yelp by itself being an upper end slate. Have you tried scuffing up the surface of the slate yet? I want to say the Woodhaven calls come with a piece of emery but not sure. I like to use a piece of 3M Scotchbrite green scouring pad instead but anyway...maybe it just had something on the face of it?? Just a thought. Kinda weird though that purring works, usually that's the first thing to suffer when a slate needs scuffed. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif
Must just be me, but I have a $10 ol' betsy that I can make sound better. I have tried scuffing the surface, and keeping the striker tip cleaned. Once in awhile it sounds o.k., but I cannot produce anything consistent. Like Limb and Kratz said, maybe I just need a good lesson.
jkratz5
Well-Known Member
I have had problems with stikers on several occassions too, when they first come out of the package they are often very flat and in my opinion very hard to work with. I like to take the sandpaper to the entire outer edge of the striker also, creating a more rounded shape or almost a slight ledge on the outer millimeter or so of the striker. Try sanding that baby down too and see what happens.
Kratz
Kratz
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jkratz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have had problems with stikers on several occassions too, when they first come out of the package they are often very flat and in my opinion very hard to work with. I like to take the sandpaper to the entire outer edge of the striker also, creating a more rounded shape or almost a slight ledge on the outer millimeter or so of the striker. Try sanding that baby down too and see what happens.
Kratz </div></div>
Thanks...I' give that a try. When you guys say to make sure that a call is "conditioned", what do you mean? Just roughed up good? Thanks for the advise.
Kratz </div></div>
Thanks...I' give that a try. When you guys say to make sure that a call is "conditioned", what do you mean? Just roughed up good? Thanks for the advise.
Iowabowtech
New Member
100 is what I use.
