Elk calling and a sore tongue

[Fozzie Bear]

Anyone else get a sore tongue while learning to call elk with a mouth reed? Last few weeks I earned a sore spot on the bottom of the tip of my tongue while practicing with the Elk Nut app (cool app, btw), and this week I'm working up a blister on my tongue top from trying to imitate the boys at Angry Spike. Do I have to grow tongue calluses, or am I doing something wrong?

[tonymoe]

I never have? But I have also been using them since I was a lil kid. It could be just because you are first time user? But I also know a guy that is allergic to latex?

[Dhoey07]

Not my tongue, but some calls make my palate sore when they have the hard plastic on the backside.

[Elknut1]

Sounds like you have either a double or triple latex reed & your tongue isn't use to it or you're trying to imitate some very coarse bugles & you're not used to that as well? What sound are you working on, Lip Bawls or something similar?

  ElkNut1

[Fozzie Bear]

Thanks for the feedback to all who replied. I am a relative newbie at using a mouth reed for bull sounds. Most of my practice right now is with the golden dome reed from Glenn Berry. It is a double reed. I really like the sounds that I am getting, but when I go for the highest pitched calls at high volume, it does a number on my tongue. I guess I will limit my bull practice to 10 minute sessions, to give time for my tongue to toughen up.


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[Crunchy]

There are some good videos to learn how you should sound on youtube.  Look up some of Corey Jacobson and Joel Turner (Ironmind).  Otherwise no reason I know that your tongue would get all worn out.