Duck Call Tuning

[Greenhead22]

It was a 28 note on a timber call, so that makes it meat and not mainstreet.

[Dogzeye]

just donate the mallard machine as your contribution to the river bend hole and pray for rain ! !

[Bankermane]

Where can one find such a large supply of cork? Seriously.

I usually get the call maker to send me a supply when I order a call. Most are willing to send you some for a nominal cost if you just call.

[Bankermane]

I have bought new calls that I didn't like the way they sounded and turned the reed over. I liked the sound better. Easier to try that than go thru retuning. Just an option to try before chenging reeds.

I think the dissent was over the detent you find on some reeds that are there to gap against the soundboard... if the reed is curved to prevent lock up instead of detent then you should have no problem flipping them.

I still don't get all the hoopla' over calling.... 95% of the hunt is being where they are going anyway.... and the other 5% is trying NOT to "bling" them out of landing.... mainstreet calling belongs on mainstreet, it's about calling consumers to the purchase racks.

Funny! Hunted with Jim Ronquest of Rich n Tone last weekend. He will be competing in the National Duck Calling contest. He primarily blew a PS Olt on our hunt. Thought he would be nothing but RNT.

[Greenhead22]

just donate the mallard machine as your contribution to the river bend hole and pray for rain ! !

That mallard machine is a major pain, reason I've sold it.

[Dogzeye]

well then donate 40ft cable and 15 ft pvc conduit for permanent install of jerk line.

[Greenhead22]

http://www.mackspw.com

3 duck or 12 duck jerk setups.

[Dogzeye]

3 - sometimes, less is more... or perhaps two of the three gang... that they can be set up at both ends of the blind.

[Dogzeye]

you go ahead and buy that.... I'll call a house mover and see if we can get the blind sold at a profit !

[champcaller]

all thats been said are good points. you will have to play with different cork/reed set ups before you can get it to sound exactly what you want.

and some companies use different types of corks in their calls. some have more plastic in their corks then others. just depends on the company.

also, when your tuning a call and the cork wont fit in. put it in your mouth and bite down on it and it will fit right in.

a reed will last for years but reeds need to be changed quite frequently or the call will go "flat"

[Click]

what do you use to shape the cork?

[Bankermane]

Pocket knife or surgical scissors. You need a very good pair os scissors to trim reeds or you'll booger the end of the reed.

[Bankermane]

Champcaller,
I noticed that you used rubber or an eraser rather than cork. That would seem to outlast cork, but what does it do to the sound. I just bought a new call that I really like and it had rubber stoppers. I believe it was a Foiles Stait Meat.
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[champcaller]

that call was the Buck Brush i had. it came with the rubber stopper. a lot of companies use it. i usually use cork but i have talked to people who swear by using rubber. some people will get like surgical type tubing or other kinds of rubber. they work well because the wont loose there "sound". but the one i had was a Buck Gardner and it sounded pretty good with the rubber. i just always use cork cause i dont mind changin them out.

[Locked&loaded]

Mr. Jordan in Greenwood uses gum erasers those pink ones for a cork. If youve never been to his shop at his house you should stop in. He's very interesting fellow & can teach you more about a duck call in 10 minutes than most people will learn in a lifetime & not to mention he makes a wonderful call.