I got in the mood again

[bigben]

Not sure if anyone remembers but a few years ago I was making howlers on a very limited basis.  I made em basically for my call bag because I wanted something that had a certain sound.  well one of my most favorite howlers are the ELK power howlers.  I made a two for myself back two years ago.  since then I never made anymore.  I had several people offer me some big bucks for em.  I am kinda put back by it though.  Well after two years of not smelling that burning horn smell I just happened to pick the dremel tool up and a cow horn I had laying around on Sunday.  and this is what I made.





it is a cream brownish horn that I fitted a elk inc power howler mouthpiece to.  What prompted me to make this is our state predator association has a hunt this weekend and I was gonna braid a three drop lanyard for the door prize table.  Well two weekends ago I was at a buddies camp.  after playing around with some howlers that Sunday night messing with a local group of coyotes my buds were wondering where they could buy one at.  Before I referred em to Brent Saxton.  as that was the only person I knew that was making them.  along with Higgins.  but I think you need to be on a list to receive a Higgins howler.  So I said you know what I am gonna make one so anyone in the PPHA would have a chance at one.  

The only thing I have never been able to figure out is a way to attach it to a lanyard.  I was thinking of drilling a hole in the middle of the horn and running a piece of para cord through and knotting it.  but I think it looks kinda odd.  I tried grinding a groove around the outside of the call body but I never liked the look either.  

some particulars on it.  I bought the horn already finished from crazy crow trading post.  the whole call is 6.5 inches long roughly.  I scalloped the end for looks.  finish is not a high gloss but it is a polished horn.  anyone that has heard a ELK power howler just think of one of those on steroids.  The horn really makes the sound carry.

I just wanted to show it off a bit.  any constructive criticism is welcome.  I do not have any at all to sale or trade.  and I am not sure if I will make another one for a while.

Thanks for looking.

edit to add: I would like to thank rich cronk for a bit of help.  I got a bit careless with the dremel and got some nicks in the horn and I wanted to get rid of em.  so he provided some insight on polishing the horn again.  Thanks rich.

[HaMeR]

Somebody will be happy with that one. 

[Frogman]

Nice looking call!

Jim

[Jeb]

Good job Ben ! 
               Jeb

[Yotehntr]

   Heck ya, Great looking howler Ben!   

[bigben]

thanks fellas. 

[golfertrout]

i like the elk howlersand they would be awsome with the cow horn

[alscalls]

I bet that sounds real nice......    Bring it down and I will slobber all over it....

[bigben]

yep it does sound nice and smooth.  I showed another fellow predator hunter how to use one and on the second try he had a decent sounding howl.  they are not hard to learn to use if you have someone show you how to use one right.  I might have to post a video clip then of some howling on a power howler.   

[vvarmitr]

Way to go lil Buddy!

[John_NY]

Nice looking call. I'd really enjoy seeing a video on howling with that call.

John

[iahntr]

Actually never tried one before.
Hook us up with that video. 

[centerfire_223]

Ben I take my lanyard and loop it in the rings on the mouth piece. The chord will fall right into one of the grooves, nice and tight. Works great for mine. I will try and get a picture of it for you.

[FinsnFur]

I got one of these from Brent when he was making them.
Very difficult to master, but once they are mastered they are unbelievably easy to blow.

In fact there's a video floating around of me howling with mine, then I take it out of my mouth, turn it upside down and howl again never losing a pitch.

[bigben]

here is the final product.  I decided to braid a laynard as well.

[bigben]

I have some clips on here using the elk power howler.  not sure where there at.  I might do a little instructional vid then.  I had a buddy making a decent howl in two trys on a spare I have. 

[bigben]

click on link.  should play in quicktime.

http://www.bigbenshaus.com/sounds/howl1.wav

[John_NY]

That sounds nice. Thanks for posting the sound clip.

John