Having trouble making a howl with sceery caller

rimfirematt

rimfirematt

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Sorry to bug you guys, I tried searching but not inding what Im looking for. I bought the sceery howler
mainly because I was sure I could have it this weekend and It came with a tape. Well the tape
was dissapointing. Its almost an hour long but doesnt give you much detail how to use the call
He gives you some samples but not where to put your teeth, how hard to blow, ect. The only
usefull thing he said was that you bite on the reed. The video is mostly about coyote behavior
and biology. Lame, I can read about that! I need to see how the call works! anyway I sound like
im back in 6th grade trying to play the clarinett. It hurts my ears! So how hard do I bite? Is it normal
to have to blow very hard to get a sound? How far up the mouthpiece do I start? He talks about hitting his lips on
the reed, when I do that it buzzes. How do I controll thesounds, with lung power or tooth and lip pressure?
I really apreciate everyones help so far. To anyone considering this call because of the tape
consider this a warning, It is not worth it. Matt /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Matt,
I suggest that you start out practicing with the plastic megaphone off. The sound will not be as loud this way, so less danger of damaging your hearing. If you are blowing it in the house, it would still be good idea to stick a cotton ball loosely into each ear. I would hate to see you lose your high pitch hearing and I can tell you that ears that ring constantly, never stopping is hard to get used to. Once the ringing stops, those nerves are dead. Anyway, the buzzing lip feeling will go away when you get used to blowing an open red call so keep at it. Blow from deep in the lungs, with your upper teeth pressing down lightly on the reed. Start about halfway up the reed and try that. Work your way up and down the reed until you find the spot that sounds like a pup howl. Once you put the megaphone back on, the sound will get bigger and louder. Your howl will sound much more like adult coyote. Hope this helps you.
 
Mr. Cronk's suggestions are good. I have a Screey howler also and found it helped me to tilt it upwards about 30 degrees when blowing it. I also found that positioning my upper teeth lightly on the reed and only moving them slightly during the blowing of the call worked best to produce a howl. I varied the pitch by air volume. Good luck.
 
rim..,

I kinda felt the same way about the tape. From what Ed was saying, I had been doing a challenge call with the closed reed I was using at the time. But others say differently.

For me, pressing my teeth down on the call doesn't work as well as just pressing down with top lip. I'm used to blowing duck and goose calls and can't get used to my teeth touching the plastic. Find the right place on the reed to make the pitch, high or low, that you want.

Like Master Rich stated, take the bell off and practice that way for now. I like to use the howler without the bell....it's handier to carry and I can make some high pitched pup whines and yipps for an added touch.

I finially treated myself to a Cronk Howler and am very happy with it. Also, the instruction tape makes some very good points that I happen to aggree with.

Terry
 
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