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Author Topic: Opinions - Logo Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted February 09, 2013 07:52 PM                    Which would you prefer, the logo "facing you" when calling, or facing up like this one? Thanks Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged TundraWookie Knows what it's all about Member # 1044 posted February 09, 2013 08:21 PM                   I like the logo facing like the photo you posted. For collector's who like to show their calls, I'd think your photo would display "nicer" if they set it on the bell upright. Posts: 857 | From: Alaska | Registered: Dec 2006  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted February 09, 2013 09:31 PM                      Ditto what the TundraDude said. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8231 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged DanS Scorched Earth (AZ Sector) Member # 316 posted February 09, 2013 10:13 PM                   Never thought about it till now. Guess I have to be different and like it the other way more. Doesn't really matter all that much, IMO. What Tundrawookie says makes sense, I just don't have anything collectable. Most of mine are plastic. [ February 09, 2013, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: DanS ] -------------------- futuaris nisi irrisus ridebis Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni: Often Tested, Always Faithful. Brothers Forever! Posts: 1482 | From: flyover country | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted February 10, 2013 07:32 AM                    Thanks for the replies. While I do understand that some people see my work as collectible, anyone that knows me knows that's not who I build calls for. I make calls to be used in the field, I make them for callers to call predators with. As I continue to "play with" the bell ends, with the fishmouth, elephant nose, and bologna cut shapes, these calls are less and less likely to stand on their ends (or at least to stand in a "displayable" manner). I have also asked this question on a call makers board (THO's) and, there, it's been unanimous that I should leave it like it is... only Dan and I think we should flip it over. Thanks again for your input, as I said I don't make calls for me, so I value highly your opinions. Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Chris S "SPECIAL ACCOUNT" HM's Facebook page moderator & runs with scissors Member # 3888 posted February 11, 2013 08:15 AM                   I'd prefer the opposite of the pic shown. Looking at the logo from the tone board end. Posts: 534 | From: Oakland County, MI USA Earth | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted February 11, 2013 08:19 AM                       That ^ should convince you to leave well enough alone, K. Good hunting. El Bee -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32361 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged TundraWookie Knows what it's all about Member # 1044 posted February 11, 2013 08:40 AM                   How's about one on a dial that can be changed to any direction? You could put in some type of mouse squeaker that goes off as you dial it. Food for thought, but either way is fine and your callers sure do sound good. Posts: 857 | From: Alaska | Registered: Dec 2006  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted February 11, 2013 08:53 AM                       Who likes to admire the logo when calling anyway? If so, I would imagine the logo would be better viewed on the underside, when you take the call from your mouth. At least it will be at a distance where you can focus on it, versus in your mouth when it is so blurry that you can't tell if it's upside down or sideways....with your hand covering it. I don't get it? Good hunting. El Bee in old cold El Paso -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32361 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged TundraWookie Knows what it's all about Member # 1044 posted February 11, 2013 09:07 AM                   A guy would go cross-eyed trying to look at a logo while using the call. I think Dial-A-Krusty could be a hot seller. Just joking, but I'm sure some collector would pay a mint to have it. Posts: 857 | From: Alaska | Registered: Dec 2006  |  IP: Logged TA17Rem Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Southern Minneesota Know it all Member # 794 posted February 11, 2013 09:27 AM                    Don't much care if they have a logo on them or not but I guess it would come in handy if I was useing both a Krusty or TT call. -------------------- What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird! Posts: 5613 | From: S.D. | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged Chris S "SPECIAL ACCOUNT" HM's Facebook page moderator & runs with scissors Member # 3888 posted February 11, 2013 09:44 AM                   Leonard thinks you inhale from the bell end of the call. He's gonna pack the end with hash anyway, so... It's not about viewing the logo while you're calling; it's about aesthetics. The call will be hanging from a lanyard 99% of the time and the logo, opposite of the pic shown, would look better on a lanyard. Ask each customer what they prefer and do what they want. Easy Way to choose. Krusty, rounded end on the reed or square? Does it make much of a difference, sound wise, in your opinion? [ February 11, 2013, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: Chris S ] Posts: 534 | From: Oakland County, MI USA Earth | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Duckdog Knows what it's all about Member # 3842 posted February 11, 2013 11:24 AM                   If you put the logo where you can see it while calling, you might get sued like the guy who invented the opti-grab!!! Posts: 205 | From: Ks | Registered: Jun 2011  |  IP: Logged Chris S "SPECIAL ACCOUNT" HM's Facebook page moderator & runs with scissors Member # 3888 posted February 11, 2013 11:57 AM                   Duckdog, that's perfect! Lol! Cat jugglers. Posts: 534 | From: Oakland County, MI USA Earth | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted February 11, 2013 04:40 PM                    Leonard, I agree, that I should just (in most cases) leave well enough alone. As far as looking at the logo when calling, I generally glance down at an open reed call, to make sure I have it in my hand the right way as I begin calling *but, I use the call with the reed against my bottom lip. So that's where I got the idea to flip it over. Smithers, Yep, the customer is always right at the Krusty Wood Werx. As far as reed shapes, here's what I once wrote on the subject; Major Boddicker spells out the basics very well in his intsructions that come with a Critr Call reedpack, I hope he doesn't mind if I paraphrase... MB "Generally the wider the reed, the coarser and lower the pitch. A round tip has a lower pitch than a square tip. A thick reed has a lower pitch than a thin one." I can elaborate on this, now, by saying that duck call makers sometimes clip the corners to "dog-ear" the reed. This gives it a slightly softer tone, but still raspy enough to sound like a duck. I feel like and have seen, though, that the Lexan reed material is more fragile than the polyvinyl used in waterfowl calls, or Mylar used in predator calls, and that the rounded tip tends to have a longer lifespan. But to me the wider range of tone given by the Lexan is worth this trade off and I'm more than willing to provide the services required to keep these calls up and running. These days, every call I make has a rounded tip. Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Chris S "SPECIAL ACCOUNT" HM's Facebook page moderator & runs with scissors Member # 3888 posted February 11, 2013 05:49 PM                   Thanks for the insight, Krusty. On Saturday night I made a few reeds with the reed material you sent. I made a double stacked reed. 1/2" wide at the band and 3/8" at the tip, with the thin Lexan. It's dog ear clipped and it sounds incredible, IMO. Out of the reeds I made, about six, the thin Lexan is the best of the best. I would like to make a couple with rounded tips too. Is there any special way you keep the round tip uniform or do you just wing it? [ February 11, 2013, 05:50 PM: Message edited by: Chris S ] Posts: 534 | From: Oakland County, MI USA Earth | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted February 11, 2013 06:53 PM                    Smithers, With all reeds, (squared, dog-eared-or rounded) I sand them to thier final shape. Material sciences teaches us that smooth edges are less likely to develop cracks, and that slightly rounded (chamfered) corners have more strength, so I use fine sandpaper to smooth and soften the edges of each reed. Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Chris S "SPECIAL ACCOUNT" HM's Facebook page moderator & runs with scissors Member # 3888 posted February 11, 2013 07:27 PM                   Trade secrets! Lol. Thanks again for the reed material! Posts: 534 | From: Oakland County, MI USA Earth | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted February 24, 2013 03:43 PM                      Hey Krusty One; I was snooping around on EBay in the predator call section and saw a new listing that was made of Tasmanian Sassafras. Not sure if it's cool or weird but definitely different. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8231 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted February 24, 2013 05:59 PM                    Kokopelli, It's definitely weird... considering that sassafras is toxic (*that's why they stopped making root beer with it, in the 1950's). Maybe Tasmanian Sassafras is different? Cool though, being that Brian Myers (BigB) is a highly talented call maker. Incidentally, Brian's logo is a lot like mine. Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged

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