RR,
Yes I make open reed calls and open reed howlers and Diaphram howlers and a truly one of a kind closed reed call from deer antler and my opinion is that open reed calls are easier to produse than the closed reed calls that I produce. You may have spent many hours watching Jeff build calls but you have no idea what goes into one of my closed reed calls. Also I have tried to trade with Jeff so that we could see each others work and Jeff has refused not I.
FYI I was not belittling anyone or saying that openreed calls aren't worth anything or that there isn't any talent involved in the production of a openreed call. I was just simply stating that I feel that my closed reed calls require more work to produce than MY open reed calls. The Key word here is "MY"
If you or anyone was offended by what I said about MY calls then produce one of the closed reed calls just like the ones that I produce and see for your self witch takes you longer,Oyes and don't forget the quality of the finished product, anyone can through something together and say I'm finished and it was easy.
Rich,
I never said your calls weren't any good or anything like that and I have also Tooted the horn for your horn howlers and calls. What have you said about mine? Did I miss something? I know that you don't spend the amount of time on your calls as I do mine because I do all the hollowing out of the barrel and you don't. With antler you don't just drill out a hole and stick a JCreed in it and get the sound that my calls get. Thank you very much for bringing it up though and while we are on this note, if what I do was so damn easy why aren't all the call makers doing it???
Thanks for the fun guys
sly