Thanks guys. I just ordered the Buck Gardner cd, Straight Talk. I'm hoping this is a good one. I'm also going to get one of my buddies to look at my call and show me how to properly tune it since you said that could be the issue. My double reeds, all Duck Commander, sound great and I'll probably keep them around this season as a security blanket. My single reed is an Echo, Echo Poly Open Water. That the one I'm trying to learn on. My cousin blows Echo calls in competitions so that's why I went with Echo for single reed. I'll probably get another one when I get a little better. Again, I appreciate your advice.