I haven't posted much lately because its just too much of a pain to upload the photos and I just don't have any extra time. A few weeks back I was contacted by a fella who picked up one of my Yelpers last year that he really likes. He had ask if I would be interested in making him another call or 2 from 3 pieces of Black & White Ebony that he had picked up a few years back that were just sitting at home begging to be turned into something useful.
He had ask for a Turpin Style Yelper from one of the pieces along with one of my new Adjustable Yelpers from the other 2 pieces that he sent.
This adjustable yelper has 2 bells, 1 bell being a Jordan Style internal and the other having a Turpin Style internal. One of the pieces that he sent me was cracked and I picked the opposite end to use for 1 of the bell sections for this call. LUCKY GUESS, because the short cut off piece that was cracked when I tried to turn it to make the wooden matching lip stop had a huge rotted section right smack in the middle of the piece that could not be seen from the outside of the piece of wood. The bell section of this call adjusts by twisting and either pushing or pulling to either lengthen or shorten the internal length of the sound chamber so that the new owner can adjust the call to where he likes the sound of the call best to suit his ear. The 1st picture is of the call at its shortest length. Both of these calls have a buffalo horn mouth piece and ferrule to add to the eye appeal of these calls.
This picture is of the call about 3/4 fully extended.
This is the Turpin Style yelper that was tuned from the one piece that I had put aside of the 3. Looking at the outside and ends of the call blanks that he sent I thought that this piece would make the best looking Turpin Style Yelper of the 3 pieces that he sent me from what I was able to see on the surface of the piece, but as we all know things change as we turn a call. Lucky pick!!! This call has the same internals of the call that I sent to the Midwest Call Competition this year that I was lucky enough to win 2nd place with.
I am glad to report that the new owner received his calls today and from the way its sounds he is Happy, Happy, Happy!!!
Thanks for the look.
Austy
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