RE: new to diaphragm calls...tips?
Concentrate on the soft stuff. Purrs whines, clucks, and soft contented yelping. Diaphrams make excellent closing calls because they don't require movement. You can learn the other calls, but concentrate on the soft stuff, because it kills more big turkeys than all the rest put together.
Take care of your diaphrams. Water is the only refreshment to drink whlie using them. Everything elsewill stain, eat or stick your reeds togther. Rinse your calls after use, place a flat toothpick in between the main reed and the others, set them on paper towels to dry. Once dry, store them in an air-tight container in the fridge.