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General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: Zumer on February 16, 2011, 07:43:06 AM
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Do you prefer a 1 or a 2 piece striker??
Why?????
I like a 1 piece striker........ more consistent sound & better balance......
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One piece here! Just feels better in your hand.
Mike
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Makes no difference. If the call likes the striker then they fit together. What i mean is run 10 different strikers on a pot. Everyone is going to sound different, but you should find one or more that resonates to purrfection with that pot. Any ole striker can make sounds on a pot. When the pot makes music those two are meant for each other!
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There is that ol' train of thought ----- that like with most other call type questions / issues, it truly depends on the individual callmaker that made the "what-ever" ... ;)
... a "well made" two piece striker sounds better than a "poorly made" one piece striker, & "vice versa" of course ... ;D
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I prefer a one piece. Because that's what I make. ;D
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I prefer a 1 piece striker as thats what I make but do hunt with an old HS Strut Rosewood that sounds great on calls. One thing that I don't like is callmakers charging a hugh price for a custom call and then giving the customer a cheap 2 piece striker for the price they are paying. Bill
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One piece here! Just feels better in your hand.
Mike
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Guys, never sold an individul striker. What is a fair price for a one piece Plum Striker. It is a quality striker.
Mike
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There is that ol' train of thought ----- that like with most other call type questions / issues, it truly depends on the individual callmaker that made the "what-ever" ... ;)
... a "well made" two piece striker sounds better than a "poorly made" one piece striker, & "vice versa" of course ... ;D
& If the call doesn't have it, it won't make a bit of difference what type striker is used :o
Good solid point, JR RkLu
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There is that ol' train of thought ----- that like with most other call type questions / issues, it truly depends on the individual callmaker that made the "what-ever" ... ;)
... a "well made" two piece striker sounds better than a "poorly made" one piece striker, & "vice versa" of course ... ;D
& If the call doesn't have it, it won't make a bit of difference what type striker is used :o
... I wasn't even gonna' go there Zumer ::) ------ but, since you did; that's soooooooooooooooooooooooo true, ain't it ... ;)
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I make one piece strikers myself and do prefer them. You do have to start out with a good call though. There are so many variables to strikers it is just an individual choice. Different woods, the densities of the woods and their particular characteristics (oily woods ect.) all effect how they react to the calling surface. You can have 2 strikers made of the same wood identical in shape, and they will have slight differences with the tone they make, not to mention different pressures from the striker making tonal differences. So I feel its just an individuals choice. I carry a production 2 piece striker in my vest every year too and use it from time to time. I have always told people I have dealt with over the years that turkey calls are kinda like fishing lures. They have their different versions of pretty, some are better than others, and most all have capabilities of doing the same job. Most know that hens in the woods all sound so different (some really crappy too lol). If you have confidence in what you are using to call these birds in no matter what kind of call you prefer, your chance of success dramatically improves!
Richard
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The balance and feel is what makes a single piece striker feel better in MY hand......
That's not to say, a two piece won't get it done.....I used them for years...
Richard, your statement about having confidence in what your running is very very true RkLu.........
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There is that ol' train of thought ----- that like with most other call type questions / issues, it truly depends on the individual callmaker that made the "what-ever" ... ;)
... a "well made" two piece striker sounds better than a "poorly made" one piece striker, & "vice versa" of course ... ;D
& If the call doesn't have it, it won't make a bit of difference what type striker is used :o
... I wasn't even gonna' go there Zumer ::) ------ but, since you did; that's soooooooooooooooooooooooo true, ain't it ... ;)
Amen and I let it go at that *up*
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Daryl and I were just discussing this and I open this thread up. I despise a two piece striker, but I've seen on some calls where that is the best striker for that call.
Daryl and I are hammering away at his Nashville calls and I sound better on most calls with a one piece and he does with a two piece striker he's built.
Two different playing styles and the one piece tends to work better for me :P
I think my buddy Al has even started turning one piece with his callers now too. I pester him and Daryl when they sell a call with a two piece striker *lol*
For me, one piece is the way to go!
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I also like the 1 piece strikers. I think the ones I will carry this year are all 1 piece except for a carbon and a cherry. As to the calls. I agree...
& If the call doesn't have it, it won't make a bit of difference what type striker is used
.......I call them coasters! *lol*
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Heavy or light? I have found some calls prefer a heavy striker and some like a light striker.
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Depends on if I am the one making em..... ROTFLMBO
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Yep, mine are light.
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I make more consistent, realisic turkey sounds with a light touch and a light striker.....
The density of the wood has an awful lot to do with the sounds created, too...
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I agree with that statement.
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I like the one piece strikers On most calls , but all calls are different, trying lots of different strikers on your calls will get that sound out of that call that you are looking for. I have a old HS Strut two piece hickory that i have used so much that the post is getting a curve in it from holding it the same way.
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Do you prefer a 1 or a 2 piece striker??
Why?????
I like a 1 piece striker........ more consistent sound & better balance......
Both -- below are two strikers that ALWAYS ride in the vest. A whittled one piece osage striker from a good friend who passed recently, and a two-piece corncob and hen bone from the Snozz, which makes early morning, sleepy-sweet hen talk. *dance*
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/paboxcall/P2250006.jpg)
I also carry one-piece maple striker, and a one-piece black cherry striker, each I whittled myself. The only other two-piece is a Woods Wise all-weather striker for rain days.
I find what I like and stick with it though...strikers are something I don't change out often. That osage striker above, been in the vest since spring 1999 when he let me pick it out of his stash in MD one sunny spring afternoon.
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I use both but I tend to use the 1 piece more for some reason. Maybe it's balance, who knows. My favorite 2 piece was from my Grandpa's Lynch Jet. He broke the slate & I got the striker but I've misplaced it :-\
If anyone's got an extra Jet striker laying around let me know! I just want the striker ;D
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I like both. But I have a 1 piece aluminum striker that makes any glass call sound like an award winning call
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Daryl and I were just discussing this and I open this thread up. I despise a two piece striker, but I've seen on some calls where that is the best striker for that call.
Daryl and I are hammering away at his Nashville calls and I sound better on most calls with a one piece and he does with a two piece striker he's built.
Two different playing styles and the one piece tends to work better for me :P
I think my buddy Al has even started turning one piece with his callers now too. I pester him and Daryl when they sell a call with a two piece striker *lol*
For me, one piece is the way to go!
Porter......Your mean you got a style that sounds good? *lol* ROTFLMBO
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*aah* *aah*
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Porter......Your mean you got a style that sounds good? *lol* ROTFLMBO
NOT according to Daryl, he's doesn't..... *peep*
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Porter......Your mean you got a style that sounds good? *lol* ROTFLMBO
NOT according to Daryl, he's doesn't..... *peep*
He's better at predator calling cause his pot calling sounds like he's killing a chicken.
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Do you prefer a 1 or a 2 piece striker??
Why?????
I like a 1 piece striker........ more consistent sound & better balance......
Both -- below are two strikers that ALWAYS ride in the vest. A whittled one piece osage striker from a good friend who passed recently, and a two-piece corncob and hen bone from the Snozz, which makes early morning, sleepy-sweet hen talk. *dance*
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/paboxcall/P2250006.jpg)
I also carry one-piece maple striker, and a one-piece black cherry striker, each I whittled myself. The only other two-piece is a Woods Wise all-weather striker for rain days.
I find what I like and stick with it though...strikers are something I don't change out often. That osage striker above, been in the vest since spring 1999 when he let me pick it out of his stash in MD one sunny spring afternoon.
Was that Geo. Marshall's striker? :'(
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I like one peice strikers the best.
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Was that Geo. Marshall's striker? :'(
Yes, George whittled that in front of the fire place the winter before. He had a bag full, and let me pick through every one of them until I found this one. Its one of those strikers that sounds good on everything it touches.
And since George made it, its special, and always my go-to striker for any of my pot calls.
RkLu
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Well I'm in the middle on this one, I have a assortment of Harold Fowlers strikers that are one,two,three or more pieces. But are all made and balance like a one piece. Ultimately I let the call decide.
Brian
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/BKA1968/691.jpg)
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Doesn't matter to me and like many have stated I let the call decide which striker to use.