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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: merocustomcalls on December 03, 2011, 10:36:43 PM

Title: Purple birdseye maple trumpet
Post by: merocustomcalls on December 03, 2011, 10:36:43 PM: I had a request from a gentleman in Georgia for a Christmas present for his daughter. She saw the trumpet I made for him a few months ago and asked for the same thing but she wanted it made out of birdseye maple and she also wanted it to be purple. I have next to zero experience in dying wood so I contacted Glen Marrer for some advice. If you've ever seen one of Glen's dyed calls they are absolutely beautiful. He suggested to use Transtint dye and it worked out very well indeed. The flash on my camera makes the trumpet appear more blue but it is purple through and through. I had a fun time making this call and I'm hoping the young girl who gets it bags a big gobbler with it this spring. Many thanks to Glen Marrer for helping me make a special Christmas gift. Happy Holidays everyone!

Brian Mero

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Post by: mikey715 on December 04, 2011, 12:49:43 AM: Turned out really nice,bet she loves it!!! *up*
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Post by: B-Ready on December 04, 2011, 06:44:25 AM: Quote from: mikey715 on December 04, 2011, 12:49:43 AM
Turned out really nice,bet she loves it!!! *up*
X2 RkLu
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Post by: West Augusta on December 04, 2011, 07:09:51 AM: Wow, that turned out great.
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Post by: Ferguson on December 04, 2011, 07:51:07 AM: *cool*
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Post by: turkey stew on December 04, 2011, 10:08:15 AM: Sharp looking trumpet! *dance*
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Post by: Shadetree Callers on December 04, 2011, 11:12:55 AM: Brian those are two beauties ! Great workmanship as usual !!
Bob
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Post by: Daryl on December 04, 2011, 01:38:10 PM: Turned out nice. Beautiful call.
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Post by: Spring Dragon on December 04, 2011, 06:51:09 PM: Very, very nice work. You trumpets are top notch.---Jason
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Post by: trumpetturner on December 04, 2011, 08:06:25 PM: Nice job Brian.

Danny
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Post by: fargobox on December 05, 2011, 12:13:50 PM: Very cool and it turned out great. *cool*
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Post by: MadYelper on December 05, 2011, 03:45:34 PM: Very nice work! *up*
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Post by: wbyman on December 05, 2011, 06:53:13 PM: Hey Guys, this one is for my daughter!

She loves playing the Cocobolo trumpet I got from Brian and she put in, about a month ago for Santa to bring her a "Purple Trumpet Call". I got a knot in my stomach thinking, "how will I pull this one off"! By the way my daughter is 7 and she plays a mean trumpet *cool*

I wanted to Thank Brian for helping me this Christmas making a wish come true!

It is really cool to have Glen M.'s input on the color...it looks a lot like a "Green Meanie" I got from Glen a while back.

Thank you again Brian, it looks great and I know it sounds awesome and a Merry Christmas to all of you!

Peter
Title: Re: Purple birdseye maple trumpet
Post by: fargobox on December 05, 2011, 07:07:02 PM: Peter, sounds like the apple didn't fall too far. Nice choice on the gift and we'll be looking forward to seeing pics of the harvest come this spring.
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Post by: wbyman on December 05, 2011, 08:33:30 PM: *lol* that's so true. It is so cool to share my hobby with her. I will post some pics from Christmas morning and hopefully a nice bird this spring. I plan on letting her do all the calling when we hunt together this spring, no better way to learn *gobble*
Thanks guys