the perfect purr?

[AkDan]

Been trying to learn how to purr by rolling the tounge, or the gargle method. Neither of which I'm very familiar with. Have been using my lips to purr the hole time. Would like to learn the other way, any tips? Or places I can go to get those tips? So far I aint getting the tounge rolling deal at all.

[proturkeyhntr]

Easiest way I can explain it is to get your tongue to flutter with a steady stream of air without the call in your mouth. Blow as hard as you need to to attain the fluttering action of your tongue. Next place the call back in your mouth. Let the call "float" just enough tongue pressure to keep it in place. Then apply that same stream of air to get your tongue to roll. You should make some type of sound that resembles a purr. Keep in mind to use as much air as you need to to get the initial tongue flutter. Then back it down to make it real......Hope this helps...

Scott Ellis

[AkDan]

boy, guess I still aint getting it....I'm blowing awfully hard to try and flutter tounge with the call in my mouth and nothing, end up gargling before my tounge moves lol.

I can flutter tounge just fine without it in my mouth though. put it back in my mouth and nothing.

[AkDan]

I have 3 woodhavens, a couple older primos calls (I bought last year), and one unknown, though I think it's a lohman.

Oh and 3 other custom jobbies, sounds really really nice. Buddy sent me them, still wont tell me who made them!

Doesnt seem to matter how hard I blow, I cant flutter tounge with the call in my mouth. Gargling sounds "OK" at best.

I did order the primos diaphram cd, already have the quaker boy dvds and cd lol.

Is it turkey season yet LOL!

NE KS MO and WI here I come!!!

[AkDan]

boy I aint getting this at all. Getting a gargle purr that sounds like a drunkn slur ;).

Cant get the tougne to flutter with a call, can do it without, have blown extremely hard.

[Frsdturkeyhunter44]

I know this might be a swearword on here, but last year I purchased a "how to" cd made by primos. This is a very instructional cd, and I learned a lot about what the calls mean an how to make them.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_74696_400006003_400000000_400006000_400-6-3

[Michael Lee]

I have ran a few of the older woodhaven mouth calls and all were extremely hard to purr on due to the amount of air needed.

I recommend any of the QB single or thin double reeded calls to learn on. The fewer reeds you have, the easier it is to get vibration and make the "purr" sound.

Scott's intsructions above are right on for how you should be trying to do it. You can use your lips fluttering, but that sounds more harsh like a fightin purr not a hen's contentment purr.

Hope that may help a little??

[proturkeyhntr]

Dan,

Just a thought to try as well. Try opening your mouth more when your purring, but again keeping just a little pressure on the call, just enough to keep it in a steady position. Also when your exhaling to flutter your tongue, try filling your cheeks with air as well. Let me see.....as if you had a long day at work and you took a deep breath and exhaled and your cheeks inflated with air as you expelled the air..Does that make sense??? This will help with the tongue fluttering and add that gutteral, melodious, sound to the purr. It's acutally muffling the sound a little, creating a sounding chamber....adds realism for sure...

scott

[shaman]

What I do is carefully move the call to the front of my mouth, off to one side, then clamp it between my teeth. Once this is accomplished . . .
















. . . I reach down for my handy Quaker Boy Easy Yelper and purr with it.

I've been trying for years with a mouth call, and I cannot even come close, but between my Easy Yelper and my Quaker Boy Grand Old Master (Dick Kirby Signature Model), I'm set for purring.