Tenterfield Whistle - How Long??

Legolas

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OK, how long did it take you tenterfield users to master the whistle? I had one land on the door mat the other day and although I am slowly getting there with the rightish kind of noise albeit very quiet - I'm slightly concerned that with the amount of saliva I'm producing I may need to start building an ark if I don't get it soon.
 
Took me ages to get a reasonable sound out of it.
But I have never managed to get that sound first time every time, so chucked it in the junk drawer.

Neil. :)
 
easy peasy to master watch this, i like the plastic version to change the tone by squeezing it together, atb wayne

 
Thanks Wayne - I've already covered the screen with spit whilst watching it!! Will persevere
 
the key is don't blow hard to start do it softly once you get it you up the power till it is natural or you will never get the hang of it,atb wayne
 
Chuck it in the drawer and use something else, I could get the bloody thing to work after lots and lots of practice but when I went to use it in anger with a fox on the horizon I found I just couldn't get it to work under stress.

Not worth the effort IMO
 
I saw a video on YouTube a while back of an old Aussie bloke making one from a tin can lid. I don't have any need for one, but thought it might be fun to see if I could call anything in with it in the local nature reserves and parks juts for a laugh. Dutifully I followed his example and was so convinced I'd don't it wrong I made a second one. This one just about make some kind of whistling noise if I blew very softly in just the right spot. I binned both and bought a 3 pack of different squeaky dog toys from the 99p shop instead. :cool:
 
i made four binned three and kept and use the one i can get a noise out of, as they say it sounds like a shreik but you do start a bit gentler if that makes any sense ,ask roy lupton,atb doug,
 
take the squeek thingy out of a squeeky toy,put it in a 6-7" length of plastic tubing(screen wash tubing or similar off e-bay),blow down the tube and cup your hand over the end with the squeeky thing in,bobs your auntie,works a treat and alot easier than that thing

i have found that a squeeky thing that fits in 7mm tube gives the best sound
 
Took me a few days , might have been quicker but the wife wouldn't have me in the house.
First time out called up two foxes in minutes.
not so successful since but it works.
Also nobody is going to ask to borrow it once it's full of your gob.
Steve
 
i use mine plus mirror and poly back of hand ,lips foxcall black plastic jobby even my phone now there all on it they all work some of the time,now you know why duck dynasty lot are millionairs,
 
Back of the hand has worked for me on far more occasions than the small bagful of purchased calls, i still carry about..!
 
I brought one, tried for ages and could do it, my mrs tried it and she picked it up straight away. So after that I gave it to my friend who picked it up quick.
never mind

atb
simon
 
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