Phelps Bugle Tube

[JPhelps]

A couple dozen of these showed up at the door the other day.  I have modified over a dozen of them already and am excited with the sound I'm getting.  I will have a sound file and finished pictures soon.

[deerhunter_98520]

You must hide those from the kids 

[mfswallace]

Can't wait... 

[bonkellekter]

Can't wait to hear the clip 

[JPhelps]

Here is my wife using the new tube

http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F49237294&show_artwork=true

[bonkellekter]

Sounds good 

[whack em]

Sounds good, I like it!  Who'd of thought?    Any pics?

[bowhunterty]

Those work great. Had a couple. What are you doing to them?

[JPhelps]

I'll have a finished picture soon. In the process (actually grandma is) of sewing covers for the tube. 

I'm cutting them to length, drilling a hole in the end, adding some strategically place rubber, and putting on a cover.

I messed around with a dozen different designs (hole sizes, porting with rubber gromets, inverted tubes, different lengths, different brands of bats, etc...) as well as field testing them the last few years.  This is the BEST sounding combo I could come up with.  I will be taking this tube to the RMEF elk calling championships in Vegas.

The backpressure in this tube is awesome and makes it easier to run the diaphragms as well as the added resonance on the low notes.

[bowhunterty]

Nice. May have to gfive it a try. Your diagphrams out yet?

[JPhelps]

Not Yet   

I delayed production because I had a couple more tweaks I wanted made.  I know it sucks because they were supposed to be out by now, but I owe it to my customers to make sure they are right before you/they spend their $$$.

That calling was done with one of my prototypes. 

[bowhunterty]

 Using Elknut new Chuclker EL now like the way it sounds. But like I said like new things. Going all out since I finally drew a Margaret bull tag. Ang off topic whens the calling contest going to start?

[deerhunter_98520]

Sounds great..keep up the good work!

[JPhelps]

I saw that you drew that TAG congrats.  My next door neighbor drew that tag as well.

The contest starts on the 18th.  You have yours recorded yet?

[bowhunterty]

Not yet have to figure out the whole recording thing.