Turkey call help

[ATbuckhunter]

So I have a Primos crystal and i'm having a problem conditioning it. I conditioned at the end of last spring but when I pulled it out yesterday to check if it was ok and it wouldn't make a peep. Ill admit that i forgot exactly how to sand it and I ended up sanding it in circles instead of back and forth. I used 80 grit paper and roughed it up a bunch but now when I use the call, it makes some type of squeaking sound as well as a really raspy yelp. Is the call done for or can I save it? 

[PREDATE]

Did you sand the striker too? I've sanded my call with a dry rock before when I forgot my paper

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[ATbuckhunter]

Yup sanded the striker as well. I didn't sand it all that much, but it left some sawdust on the sand paper so i figured it was good. 

[PREDATE]

You could try to break it in by just making long sweeps til you find the sweet spot. Any chance it could've gotten wet or oily. I suggest you get less aggressive paper and sand in a cross pattern

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[dbHunterNY]

80 grit is pretty coarse and won't make for a smooth tone.  also you'll get lots of dust that'll make things hang up.  just get a green brilo pad and use a good amount of pressure.  always sand in one direction and not back and forth.  lift the pad and go back to the other side.  start in one spot and turn the call in your hand to move to a different spot until you find the sweet spot.  you should have hickory striker or something as dense unless you're using what came with it.  then once it's conditioned and used a bit it'll be easier to use softer or hollow strikers for a deeper richer tone on the higher toned crystal. slate works the other way around or you'll get squeaks in the beginning. 

 

that's what I've found anyway.  I carry only a green brilo pad square, custom blend hardwood striker, hickory solid striker, hollow carbon/plastic striker, deep slate, and a double sided crystal/slate. 

[dbHunterNY]

when you find the sweet spot remember which fingers a bump out of the call fits between this will help you find the sweet spot easier just before the sun comes up when tree yelping or checking birds that should be still on the roost you found the night before.

[2012_taco]

I always sand side to side, in the same direction. Once you get it cleaned, find the sweet spot, (the area that sounds best to you) and the I take my dremmil tool and cut a small grove in the side of the call where my index finger can find in the dark that way the call is positioned the same each time. 

[b3h]

Try different strikers. Find someone who has a bunch and try em all. Is any thing wrong with the call or striker you have? If you continue to have trouble with it try a different call.

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