Varmints Inc. open reeds.. couple of my new calls

Lonehowl · January 12, 2009, 05:38:20 PM

Heres a couple of calls I make, just thought Id show em to ya. Pics are kind of dark I know.

edit: nother pic

Opinions welcome!
Mark.

Hawks Feather · January 12, 2009, 06:26:12 PM

Nice "clean" looking style. How are they for sound?

Jerry

FinsnFur · January 12, 2009, 06:32:14 PM

Yeah, nice and crisp and very distinct. I like em. Very professional looking.
You turning them or molding them?
How do they sound?

alscalls · January 12, 2009, 08:06:19 PM

I like em!........ Sound is important.......Can we hear em?

Lonehowl · January 12, 2009, 08:16:18 PM

Thanks fellas. These are turned mostly on my little metal lathe. Tone boards are 1/2" with 1/8" square air channel and 5/8" with 3/16" air channel. 5/8 x 3/16 call barrel is opened up a bit. The 1/2 x1/8 call is a straight 1/2 barrel. I was shooting for a simple, clean almost industrial style. Then again, Im not good enough to turn beads and such on this lathe(some guys can) so its all straight lines and angles.

These are made from gray industrial pvc rod stock. Tough and they sound good as well. Im really liking this material for this kind of callbuilding. A far cry from the wood turning but I needed to get away from wood for awhile. I also wanted a line of production style calls, but,well, still scratch built. Dont know if that makes sense, but I can set up to run a batch assembly line style so its kind of "production". Each one is still different from the other though. No two exactly the same. Didnt want to go the molding route, I just dont like the looks of most of em.

Anyway, I would post a sound file, but dont have a mic yet, sorry. Ill pick one up next day or so.

edit: Bill over on California Varmint Hunters board gave one a workout this weekend. He seemed to like em.

http://calivc.com/forums/LoneHowl-Report-t7331.html

alscalls · January 12, 2009, 08:21:57 PM

You can use an MP3 player or even a cel phone in a pinch.

Lonehowl · January 12, 2009, 08:25:50 PM

Serious? How? I must know!

alscalls · January 12, 2009, 08:51:50 PM

Any MP3 player has a record feature.....you just record it and then hook up to your pc and move it to the file you want....you may need to convert it to 8 bit mono or something by opening it with windows sound recorder and go to file and propeties.
then click convert all files. A window will appear and you can change it here.
This shrinks the file to make it easy for folks like me on dial up to load the file.
For example if you hold the cursor over the file and it says 4.3mb you will want that to be smaller anyway for the sake of your pc.
Now as far as putting it on the forum......You will need to ask Jimbo How.
Cell phones will record as well and the file size and quality are small and poor but it works.

Lonehowl · January 12, 2009, 09:32:37 PM

Hmmm... maybe Ill try that.

Frogman · January 12, 2009, 11:05:38 PM

Those calls look very ahh, very ahh, "professional" I think is the word I'm looking for! Nice!!

Jim

Lonehowl · January 12, 2009, 11:12:17 PM

Thanks Jim, appreciate that.

Todd Rahm · January 13, 2009, 12:23:21 AM

I'll take a set and a decal.

I know anything that comes from you already has the quality stamp on it.

And tell Bill he can really sell them for ya.

Lonehowl · January 13, 2009, 12:44:35 PM

Todd ,thanks, you got it. Ill have to whip up a batch though, fresh out. The decal is a one off, supposedly there are some more coming, but my guy is pretty slow.(Like me : 0)

Todd Rahm · January 13, 2009, 03:50:42 PM

Just always put me on the LH list, no need to ask.

Always been a big fan of your calls and what ya do.

Lonehowl · January 16, 2009, 08:01:32 PM

Ill try again. Im pretty sick today, tried to do this run thru with the call, but cant muster up much, especially the attempted howling. Oh well, here goes nuttin.(Edit: cleaned up file a bit)
Varmints Inc. Deathpunch

Lonehowl · January 16, 2009, 08:27:56 PM

Dont know ifn Im doing this right, but heres another.
Varmints Inc. Sweetpea