It will relax to about this point with use. You don't want a 45 degree bend in the reed tip, just bend it up that much and release. I use a hemostat, bending the tip up about 45 degrees, then releasing it. That provides enough clearance that the call runs smooth again. I normally just bend the reed tip up a bit. but as the reed limbers up, it starts to slow down on note changes, requiring me to push more air into the call to run it. I notice that with a new reed, the call will run clean and smooth. I set my reeds very close to the end of tone channel, but still allow them to drop into the tone channel. If you use a nail board, put something on top of the tone board so you don't scar the tone board in the process and sand away a little at a time where it's rubbing, trying the call in between. You can either adjust the reed, or you can use a finger nail board to lightly sand away the portion of the reed which is touching. If it drops into the tone channel, but you hear it rubbing, or clicking as it does. If it doesn't drop into the tone channel. Take your finger and slowly depress the tip of the reed into the tone channel. If you have the reed set very close to the end of the tone channel, with a minimum of clearance, the reed tip might be touching the back of the tone channel as it dips into it. (3) The more common reason for the call locking up if you're not pushing too much air though the call is the reed tip touching the back of the tone channel. (2) If the call isn't broken in, a pressure note (quick spit note, spit note, etc.) can cause the reed to lock up if you're pushing too much air through it, too hard. you'll hear a "pfffftbbbdd" and the reed tip hits the tone board. (1) The reed tip needs to be able to drop into the tone channel. Usually, when I have had issues with a short reed goose call locking up, it's for one of three reasons. Any help or ideas is and are better than none. If anyone has had lock up problems and can just let me know what they did to resolve them I would appreciate it. Can anybody give me some pointers here? Will this call attain a deeper sound or is it strictly for higher pitched clucking? Am I blowing wrong? I'm not sure what the deal is. I've been messing with the reed position like crazy and made sure it was installed with the middle bow going down but can't seem to get a decent "goosy" sound out of it without having the air lock issue. I've got that squared away but now it'll air lock after a little sequence. When I first got i messed with the reed a bit as I couldn't get it to break over for a honk. For starters it takes a whole lot more air to run. This call is completely different from the pc1. I have a zink pc1 in poly that I used for what little goose hunting we were doing in past years but we are gonna be going in hot and heavy on Canada's this year. Alright, so I just got a lannom airborne virus from the classifieds and I don't have a whole heck of a lot of experience on a goose call.
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