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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Hunter's Vest => Topic started by: dreis on April 19, 2014, 02:54:13 PM

Title: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: dreis on April 19, 2014, 02:54:13 PM

Got a text from Austy a couple of days ago asking if I had a small piece of blackwood laying around that he could have as he wanted to make a lipstop for his personal trumpet for this year which he made out of blackwood.  I had a piece about 1 1/2x12 that was just waiting to be sent to one of the many great trumpet makers out there to be turned into a sweet singin' turkey instrument, so I thought why not just give the whole piece to Austy and have him make me a yelper out of it.  Austy stopped by the house, picked the piece up, we ironed out what I wanted for the ferrule, mouthpiece, and lipstop, and away he went.  Yesterday about noon I get a text from him that he was working on my yelper and a few hours later a picture of it completed, with the caption, "she's a beauty."  He wasn't kidding, the piece of Blackwood I gave him had great grain, almost burl like in some areas.  He topped her off with a buffalo horn ferrule, mouthpiece, and lipstop; she's a black beauty no doubt and talks some sweet turkey language.  I tried my best to capture some of the grain but my camera skills aren't too good. 

-Derick

(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u576/DReis03/DSC_0352_zps149ce1bb.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/DReis03/media/DSC_0352_zps149ce1bb.jpg.html)
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Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: GR8CALLS on April 19, 2014, 03:00:05 PM

Tough to beat Blackwood, for a musical instrument. That is a nice one! Congrats!!  *up* *up* *up* *up*

Bill

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: West Augusta on April 19, 2014, 03:02:46 PM

Beautiful. 

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: Turkeybuster on April 19, 2014, 05:02:46 PM

Nice call Derick ya cant beat black wood.

Jon

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: callmakerman on April 19, 2014, 07:03:35 PM

Congrats on a great caller for Austy. I own two so far myself and they full of turkey. *cheers* That really is one sweet looking piece of black wood

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: Porter on April 19, 2014, 07:18:05 PM

That is one of the sweetest looking yelpers I have seen.  That wood is freaking amazing! 

Austy you did a mighty fine job on that trumpet!

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: BluMtnGobbler on April 20, 2014, 10:04:57 AM

Congrats Dreis! Austy  that sure is sweet! *up* *up* *up*

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: Silverspur on April 21, 2014, 05:32:44 AM

Congrats on a great looking yelper! *up*

Title: Re: African Blackwood Yelper from Austy
Post by: Daryl on April 21, 2014, 10:16:53 AM

Congrats man!