Duck Call Collectors?

I am waiting to hear back on Taylormade availability status, will let you know when I hear. Might be a bust..

ETA: My uncle said the best you could do out of his area right now is $725 range for an old wooden Taylor Made

Yes, I've seen Taylor Made calls offered for about $625.00 and up. Weedy's calls are in the same price range. I'd love to own those two but I'm not parting with $1,300 right now. Maybe someday, but not today.

highcotton2, I've met Greg Keats before but can't remember him as being an arse. He might have been, but I just don't remember him that way. There were some of those guys who certainly were assholes, especially if they weren't selling enough calls to pay for their trip to Stuttgart. Most of the time, I figured they were griping at me for this reason.

I did meet some good call makers from Alabama.
- David Gaston, Gaston Custom Calls in Thomasville
- Steve Cook of Giden Calls in Hartselle (not sure if he's still making calls)
- Bob Warden of Twin Oak Calls in Florence (not sure about his current status either)
- Joe Pirtle, Old Smooth Calls in Decatur (again, not sure if he's still making calls).

I've got a few. That addiction is as bad as crack but more expensive.

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I did meet some good call makers from Alabama.
- David Gaston, Gaston Custom Calls in Thomasville

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I have two Gaston calls and they are both great. Also really like my Wayne Betts call.
I have made a few calls for my own use and when I was trying to learn I called up Butch Richenback. He didn't know me from Jack but he still talked to me on the phone for an hour about everything from making calls to growing soybeans.
He really was a top notch individual and will be greatly missed.

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Post a pic of the calls you've made. I'd like to see em. One day, I'm gonna get a lathe and a good jig and try my hand at some. No big goal in mind, I just want to turn some calls.

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I have not made a call in 15 years but here are a few I still have around.


This is a goose call I made.

It's a snug fit on the Lares, yes, and they won't stick for me. I've hunted a hybrid and T1. The insert is not going to just fall out of the call with the o ring fit. The calls operate a little differently than an RNT and Echo, but once you get it down man I prefer the Lares to every RNT I've tried. And I've had short barrels, daisy cutters, old style, and an MVP. Got the one Echo XLT, had a Timber before, but I just don't like the sounfpd of an Echo, never have and have friends that have had them since the mid 90's.

The Lares call is sort of like a Haydel with a tone board, plastic wedge, reed and exhaust barrel. Tone board, reed and wedge fit tight in the exhaust barrel, and Lares has different length reeds to put in the call. Google probably has some pics. I've bought mine used on various forums.

And had a Betts, too, didn't care much for those, either.

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thanks for the info

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No Sweat. And don't forget these words of wisdom on collectin duck calls:

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That addiction is as bad as crack but more expensive.

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I've hunted a hybrid and T1. The insert is not going to just fall out of the call with the o ring fit. The calls operate a little differently than an RNT and Echo, but once you get it down man I prefer the Lares to every RNT I've tried. And I've had short barrels, daisy cutters, old style, and an MVP. Got the one Echo XLT, had a Timber before

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All of this.

Had to completely change the way I run a call to get my T1 sounding right. Once you get it though

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here is a guy in Shreveport that owns Eason's Cajun Calls

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My buddy put me on to him the other day. Nice looking calls and they sound great

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Eason's Cajun Calls

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Sound pretty good on dude's facebook soundfile. somb's aren't scared to publicize where they hunt, or where I think they hunt.