Primos Many Beards call, how to clean?

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Hey guys, i've had https://shop.primos.com/pc-453-32-many-beards.aspx this call for years, and i forget if all the reeds should be seperated. They're all stuck together as of now, it's been sitting in storage for a while. I was thinking of cleaning it with mouth wash, but have no idea if the reeds are supposed to be seperate, and if so, how to seperate them.

 

[hlee]

You've had it for years and it has been in storage for a while? It's $4. Buy a new one.

The reeds should separate, and not stick together, but you may not be able to readily separate them by hand.

Some people store their calls in mouth wash- to prevent bacterial growth- or to propogate growth of mouthwash-insensitive bacteria. The calls will degrade over time, but they are cheap and rather disposable anyway. I buy new ones every season...

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I just found it and since we have turkey in the area lately, decided to break it out. I want to buy a different call, but didn't know if i could get this one to work.

 

[hlee]

Pop it in and see how it does. If all of the reeds are stuck together you basically have a single reed call. It may be a bit harder to get right, but you may be surprised. If not, there's a Dick"s in Westfield Mall.

 

[22 hornet]

After every season(spring and fall) I soak my mouth calls in mouthwash overnite, Then I rinse,put them in a ziploc bag and stick them in the freezer. They last for years this way. Put small flat toothpicks between the reeds to keep them from sticking together.
22 hornet

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Yeah, im just going to get the https://shop.primos.com/pc-1377-35-team-primos-signature-series-2-pak.aspx. comes with the case, reed seperators and two calls, can't beat that for the price. I'm sure i could find it cheaper elsewhere. I just chucked the call, i seperated one reed and then seperating the one closest to the outside ripped it. Oh well, it sounded horrible as one whole call lol.