Tuning a HPH

[NDWaterfowler]

I just bought a HPH and i think the guts are out of place. If anybody has a picture of there reeds, can you send then to me. Thanks

[IowaMigr8tor]

It should be the same as your SMH. There is really no wrong way to adjust your reed, tone board, or wedge. You have to tune it how you like it. With my SMH, I have it tuned to blow fast with little air. My buddys he likes it slow, with a lot of air, I can barely blow his because it is soo low tone where mine is high. If you like your SMH, I would look at the reed on it and just kinda mess with it until you hit the sweet spot. It may take a couple trys to hit the spot you like. I play with my reed until it is perfect.

[hoosierhunter]

Is it breaking over at all, or is it just not the pitch that you want?

[NDWaterfowler]

Its breaking over, but i can barely blow enough air into the call to get it to honk. I just got my SMH to sound perfect, so ill look at the HPH and adjust it like the SMH. My high plains just takes so much air to break. Thanks guys for the info!!

[hoosierhunter]

Make sure the tip of your reed clears the end of the tone channel (barely) just enough for it to push down in the tone channel. Then I would say it sounds like you need to shorten up your reed (the amount showing out of wedge (toward you) pop your reed a couple of times with your fingers and then try that. What ever adjustments you make, very small adjustments till you get it where you like it, then take a sharpie and mark all your guts and reeds where you have it. Hope this helps.

[NDWaterfowler]

Thank you alot guys, i never would have thought i'd have this much information. I figured it out and it blows like a charm. Thanks again

[hoosierhunter]

Glad to be of service! For future reference, the longer the exposed reed past the wedge (toward you) the lower pitched the call is and also the harder to blow, the shorter the exposed reed past the wedge (toward you) the higher pitched the call is and also the easier to blow. BUT the tip of the reed always needs to clear the tone channel on the end (toward you) just barely (this is what allows the call to break over, if it doesn't clear the tone channel it wont break over, if it's gapped too far away from the tone channel end it won't blow at all). And to be more advanced, if you shave the reed (top of reed facing you), the thinner you make the reed the easier and faster the call will be, so for example if you want a lower pitch call that is alittle easier to blow, expose more reed form the wedge, and shave the reed to the desired level of ease to blow. I hope this helps for future reference, it is nice to be able to tune your own call and not have to wait to see a prostaffer or send it in. Especially during hunting season. Good luck!