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CALL INFORMATION About the Sounds, Reeds, and Toneboards used. CLOSED REED CALLS Closed reed calls are the easiest call to learn and use. This call gets it’s name due to the reed (voice) being installed inside the body of the call. To use a closed reed call: You place the mouth end of the call upon your lower lip, and close the upper lip somewhat over the opening. (reduces the amount of spit into the call) Place your hand over the sound end of the call. Blow into the call, with air from your chest/lungs (not from puffed cheeks). By opening and closing your hand over the end of the call, you can modulate the pitch and volume. By varying the air being blown into the call, you can modulate the pitch and volume. Closed Reed Voices I can offer you the most popular voices, as manufactured by JC Products. These voices are used by most every maker of Calls. The Selection includes: 1. “JackRabbit” This is a .002” thick reed in a double Steel reed configuration. 2. “JackRabbit 2” This is a single Steel reed, .002” thick. 3. “CottonTail—Raspy” This is a double reed, .0025” thick Steel reeds. 4. “CottonTail—Standard” A single Steel Reed, .025” thick 5. “Timbertoes Special”—A Double Reed, Steel and Mylar Voice, with a prey distress sound similar to the above. Works VERY well, especially in areas that get called a lot by others. You may request an extra, different voice for your call , for an additional $2.00 Instructions to change voices will be included. OPEN REED CALLS The Open Reed Call is the most versatile. These calls make a variety of sounds, and resist freezing and sticking due to moisture. The Open Reed Calls I make are the result of my own toneboard design. These toneboards are not copies of any others. They are made from Delrin material, using a metal jig, Bandsaw and Dremel Tool. The Metal Jigs were made in a machine shop to my specifications, and were then “tuned” on a grinder to get the final shape. By use of a Dremel tool, I create the “Air Channel” - the groove under the reed. Using a Dremel does give a less than professional look, however I can use different bits to create different Air Channel sizes. This gives me the ability to make calls with different ranges of sound, and use different reed materials. A good example of this, would be calls made expressly for Bobcat and Fox, or Calls that will do a good job of making the Coyote Howl and Coyote distress (Ki-Yi) sounds. I have two different toneboard designs. The most made, useful and successful is the 5/8” Diamater “small toneboard”. The 3/4” Diameter “long toneboard” is best for a Howler. |