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General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: M Sharpe on October 22, 2012, 05:11:11 PM
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This past weekend my wife had a continuing education class in Atlanta. So, instead of sitting around and being miserable, I decided to visit a couple of callmakers in that area. Saturday morning found me at Mr. Billy Buice's. We talked an hour or so about the Indian artifacts he had hanging on the wall. We then got down to some serious buisness, running turkey calls. I played everything from scratchboxes to trumpets to box calls (longboxes, hen boxes, turpin boxes). I came home with 2 extra mouthpieces for the trumpet that I have and one of the best sounding turpins I've ever played, walnut over striped maple. I must have played 7 or 8 before settling on that particular one. From the first note, I knew that was the one. He and his wife are two of the nicest people you will ever meet. It was a morning well spent!
I left from there and swung over to Buford, GA to visit with Mr. Russell Beard. Russell was building longboxes. You talking about some super good sounding longboxes. Russell has stepped up his longboxes. He built 5 while I was there and they were all first class boxes. He didn't have the finish on any of them, so I could bring one home with me. But, I didn't leave empty handed. I came away with a crow call for my wife and a call bag for each of us. I can't leave his wife Cathy out, she made a wreath for us with our initial(S) on it and fall colored flowers made from old neckties. Two more of the finest people you will ever meet and a Saturday afternoon well spent!
I'll post up some pics of my haul later.
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Sounds like a very successful and enjoyable couple days to me! Congrtas to you and your wife Mark.
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Mark, that awesome. Two fine GA call makers. I'll be at Billy's this Saturday. Looking forward to the visit.
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Yeah, I heard you and a few others were going up this weekend. Wish I could have waited and went then. But, the wife's class didn't call me about scheduling........ *lol*
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Sounds like a great time to me. I hope to meet Biily and spend some time in his shop.
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Sounds like a well planned and enjoyable trip for sure... *cheers*
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sounds like some time really spent anf enjoyable Mark.
Ya got to spend some valuable time with two great makers
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Mark, sounds like you made out alright!! i like going to call makers houses and leavin with a bunch of goodies!! *lol* learnin and pickin...dont get much better than that