Opinions Please

[Bopeye]

Gosh, I hate to do this again, but I'm gonna have to agree with Todd. If this is your buddies fourth call, well this guy is going to be one of the greats. There isn't but a handful of great call makers and this guy will surely be added to the list if he keeps it up. I have seen a bunch of them that have been at it for awhile that can't compare to his craftsmenship.
I have gotten calls from guys that have been doing it for awhile that the reeds needed tuned bad, the call would come apart when you didn't want it too, the reed would fall out, all kinds of stuff.

The rings don't bother me at all. It could use a little more polishing as it is a little dull for that beautiful of a wood. I agree with the assessment on the lanyard groove as well.
If that bad boy sings to the predators will be the number one thing. It would be nice to be able to see if the inside was finished as well.

He is well on his way, but with all things, practice will perfect it. I would also suggest he listen to some of these guys that have been doing it a long time, like Hawksfeather, Huntncarve, THO, Yotehntr, North Bay calls and others on this board. They can really make a call sound and look like a work of art or masterpiece.

One more thing. If you aren't going to hunt with them, get some in the hands of these boys that can really hunt coyotes, like CCP, Coyotehunter1, Weedwalker, Possumal and others, so they can let you know if you are on the right track with your sounds. A call that doesn't sound like it needs to sound is just a fancy piece of firewood.

Best of luck to ya.  

[BigB]

Your friend has made a nice looking duck call.  But how does it sound??



Brian