Need mouth calling help
 

I've got the friction and box calls down pretty good, but I'm just beginning to try and learn the mouth call. Any advice for a beginner? What's the easiest way to learn how to make the right sounds? Instead of sounding like a wounded duck? <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> I realize that it takes alot of practice, but I was just hoping for some advice. Thanks.

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If you can manage to keep that thing in your mouth w/out gaggin' it is half the problem. If you are able to create sound with it you are half way there. Try saying &quot;Kee-Yote&quot; with it in and you will get the basic sound. To get a put try a quick &quot;duke&quot;. Hope this helps.

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.Work on you pitch,high then low and yes it does sound like a duck at first,but work on connecting the pitch together first high then low..it will sound like this (KEE-YAWK..KEE-YAWK..you sound just like me when i started there is no wrong way to learn..let us no how things are going..good luck..:)...

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practice,practice,practice,get you a cassette tape and listen to it everywhere you go and blow on that mouth call.you will eventually master it.

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Thanks for the input. I definitely have some practicing to do. Does anyone know of a good cassette tape to get? I have alot of commuting time I could use listening and practicing. Thanks

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I just bought my 1st mouth call last week and I am already getting the hang of it. I bought a Quaker Boy beginner call. If I'm not mistaken, I believe QB also sells this with a cassette for about $9. As far as videos go, I love the Primos &quot;Mastering the Art&quot; paks.

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Keep practicing,thats the best advice that i can give. But on the topic of learning cassettes,H.S. Strut,Lohman,and primos all three make good cassettes for beginners.

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<font size=6>PRACTICE</font id=size6>

When I was about twelve, I went to a store and saw a mouth call. I bought it and took it home. I had never used one before, but I wanted to be able to. I just went home, put it in my mouth and practice for about 3 hours straight. I finally got the hang of it after about 2 1/2 hours. It took me another year of practice to get really good at it. Now, I would consider myself to be a MASTER of the mouth call. I am not big headed, but I am really really really good with a mouth call. It is almost impossible to learn by reading stuff. Heck, I have been trying to get my best friend to master a mouth call for over a year now. It is HARD to do, and it takes alot of practice. I naturally just picked it up. This isn't the case in most situations. Just don't give up, a mouth call is an excellent call to have. It is just as important as having a box and slate call.

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Try cutting the diaphram to fit your mouth. Or get a video from H.S. Strut.

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DON'T RELY ON TRYING TO LEARN ON JUST ONE CALL
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SOUND GOOD ON ONE
PARTICULAR CALL---SINGLE REED, TWO, THREE, SPLITS, V'S,ETC..
PICK UP THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES AND PRACTICE..PRACTICE...
PRACTICE. TRIMMING THE CALL TO FIT YOU HELPS A BUNCH

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Hey Buck Magnet,

I need help on making the &quot;purr&quot; sound. What advice can you give me. I have the H.S. Strut video Mouth Calling 101 and thought it was a very helpful video on mouth calling. I'm using the tip about making the &quot;machine gun&quot; sound with your tounge and I'm getting the purr but, I can't get that little soft note after the purr. Any suggestions? Should the tounge be back on the call alot?

Thanks in advance

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Easiest way I know to purr is to use your lips get them to vibrate. Thats the easiest way I know to purr lightly.
Hope that helps:)

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One tip I got from a video, don't try to make turkey calls right away. Practice making different tones & pitches. Once you can go from low to high and back down realtively smoothly, try a few yelps. Listen to tapes, videos, CD's etc.
I'm practicing purring now, and not very good at it.