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Is anyone having issues with Coon squallers this day in time with the reeds messing up and tearing apart all the time ?? It sucks when you pay $20,$30,$40 for a coon squaller and the reeds don't last a month. I'm not going to list on here any brands and try to get anything started but there two main company's that make a great squaller that's easy to use and sounds great but the reeds are horrible and not holding up. First I thought it was just me but the more I talk to guys at the hunts this seems to be a on going thing. Just wanted some feedback if anyone is dealing with this issue.

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Where do the reeds come from? Do they make their own or do they all just buy them from the same place? What is the difference between squallers? Is it the reeds or just the tubes or the way the reeds are put in the tubes?

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All reeds are made by the same company, but there are literally thousands of reed combinations we can use. Personally I use a very light set of reeds in the Pinnacle in order to get the sound that I want, and that works, but they don't last long. If we used a reed set that was more durable, they simply do not sound as good, and are much more difficult to blow, and like all of them, will still eventually go out. We currently have our own reed system developed but can not use it until the patent goes through. Until that point we are experimenting with a coating that will delay fraying and breakage, and it is being tested now.

Most of the call makers making calls lately are doing it very simply. Find a chunk of something pretty, drill a hole in it, turn it, glue reeds in it. I sell one similar to the competitors for only $20. But the reeds are not changeable, it is like the rest, a throw away call. Simple to make, cheap, and quick.

The Pinnacle, like the Chatterbox before it, is a two piece call with a changeable reed system, so when your reeds do quit, and they will, for only $5 you can put a new set in them yourself in about 30 seconds. None of the others that I am aware of other than banshee, who has an ingenious reed change system, have changeable reeds.

It sucks, and I don't like it anymore than you guys do, but reed failure on easy blowing, good sounding calls, is going to be more frequent than other calls, no matter who makes them.

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All reeds are made by the same company, but there are literally thousands of reed combinations we can use. Personally I use a very light set of reeds in the Pinnacle in order to get the sound that I want, and that works, but they don't last long. If we used a reed set that was more durable, they simply do not sound as good, and are much more difficult to blow, and like all of them, will still eventually go out. We currently have our own reed system developed but can not use it until the patent goes through. Until that point we are experimenting with a coating that will delay fraying and breakage, and it is being tested now.

Most of the call makers making calls lately are doing it very simply. Find a chunk of something pretty, drill a hole in it, turn it, glue reeds in it. I sell one similar to the competitors for only $20. But the reeds are not changeable, it is like the rest, a throw away call. Simple to make, cheap, and quick.

The Pinnacle, like the Chatterbox before it, is a two piece call with a changeable reed system, so when your reeds do quit, and they will, for only $5 you can put a new set in them yourself in about 30 seconds. None of the others that I am aware of other than banshee, who has an ingenious reed change system, have changeable reeds.

It sucks, and I don't like it anymore than you guys do, but reed failure on easy blowing, good sounding calls, is going to be more frequent than other calls, no matter who makes them.

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What is the difference in the Pinnacle and the Chatterbox. I was going to get a Chatterbox because I saw one do wonders in a hunt one night. But should I get a Pinnacle instead?

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What is the difference in the Pinnacle and the Chatterbox. I was going to get a Chatterbox because I saw one do wonders in a hunt one night. But should I get a Pinnacle instead?

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Put a new reed pack in my chatterbox 2 last night when I was getting ready.

Had one doing the cat walk down the tree. Climbed down from about 40ft and hit the ground running in about two minutes of squalling. First time I've ever squalled one all the way down to the ground

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All reeds are made by the same company, but there are literally thousands of reed combinations we can use. Personally I use a very light set of reeds in the Pinnacle in order to get the sound that I want, and that works, but they don't last long. If we used a reed set that was more durable, they simply do not sound as good, and are much more difficult to blow, and like all of them, will still eventually go out. We currently have our own reed system developed but can not use it until the patent goes through. Until that point we are experimenting with a coating that will delay fraying and breakage, and it is being tested now.

Most of the call makers making calls lately are doing it very simply. Find a chunk of something pretty, drill a hole in it, turn it, glue reeds in it. I sell one similar to the competitors for only $20. But the reeds are not changeable, it is like the rest, a throw away call. Simple to make, cheap, and quick.

The Pinnacle, like the Chatterbox before it, is a two piece call with a changeable reed system, so when your reeds do quit, and they will, for only $5 you can put a new set in them yourself in about 30 seconds. None of the others that I am aware of other than banshee, who has an ingenious reed change system, have changeable reeds.

It sucks, and I don't like it anymore than you guys do, but reed failure on easy blowing, good sounding calls, is going to be more frequent than other calls, no matter who makes them.

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Maybe ya oughta start sendin a spare set of reeds with the squaller? Anyway I used my Pinnacle for the first time the other night and I like it. Wasn't hard to blow at all and coon was doing some dancing.

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Will anyone have them for sale at Redbone Days in Oklahoma this weekend?

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Will anyone have them for sale at Redbone Days in Oklahoma this weekend?

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I am glad sombody said somthing about Richard will be in Oklahoma this weekend I might have to be there under cover a secret play by play we might have to talk about why the dog bit grandpa lol.

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Thanks for the information!!! Just seems crazy to have to replace the reeds all the time . But I understand what your saying.
Thanks

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All reeds are made by the same company, but there are literally thousands of reed combinations we can use. Personally I use a very light set of reeds in the Pinnacle in order to get the sound that I want, and that works, but they don't last long. If we used a reed set that was more durable, they simply do not sound as good, and are much more difficult to blow, and like all of them, will still eventually go out. We currently have our own reed system developed but can not use it until the patent goes through. Until that point we are experimenting with a coating that will delay fraying and breakage, and it is being tested now.

Most of the call makers making calls lately are doing it very simply. Find a chunk of something pretty, drill a hole in it, turn it, glue reeds in it. I sell one similar to the competitors for only $20. But the reeds are not changeable, it is like the rest, a throw away call. Simple to make, cheap, and quick.

The Pinnacle, like the Chatterbox before it, is a two piece call with a changeable reed system, so when your reeds do quit, and they will, for only $5 you can put a new set in them yourself in about 30 seconds. None of the others that I am aware of other than banshee, who has an ingenious reed change system, have changeable reeds.

It sucks, and I don't like it anymore than you guys do, but reed failure on easy blowing, good sounding calls, is going to be more frequent than other calls, no matter who makes them.

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my timothy ball squall works well when i remember to spit my snuff out before i start blowing on it.

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my timothy ball squall works well when i remember to spit my snuff out before i start blowing on it.

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