Sound producer

A wildlife call comprising:

• an elongated body of a size and shape to be grasped and held by the human hand;
• one portion of said body constituting a barrel upon at one end for the outlet of sound and including a bore extending from said one end to a transverse wall terminating said bore;
• another portion of said body projecting from said wall away from said barrel and constituting a mouthpiece having a working surface exposed for insertion between the lips of the user and of widthwise flat configuration but curving outwardly in a direction away from said wall, and the maximum thickness of said mouthpiece being more than one-half the diameter of said barrel;
• a groove running lengthwise centrally of said mouthpiece and opening into said bore;
• an elongated and planar reed, of laterally vibrant material, secured at one end in said wall in a position to overlie and substantially cover said groove when pressed thereupon by the lips of the user encircling said reed and said mouthpiece.
• and the surface of said mouthpiece, into which said groove is formed and against which said reed is pressed, projecting away from said wall with a curvature, away from the longitudinal axis of said body, at least approximately semi-parabolic.

A wildlife call comprising:

• an elongated body of a size and shape to be grasped and held by the human hand;
• one portion of said body constituting a barrel open at one end for the outlet of sound and including a bore extending from said one end to a transverse wall terminating said bore;
• another portion of said body projecting from said wall away from said barrel and constituting a mouthpiece having a working surface exposed for insertion between the lips of the user and of widthwise flat configuration but curving outwardly in a direction away from said wall;
• a groove running lengthwise centrally of said mouthpiece and opening into said bore;
• an elongated and planar reed, of laterally vibrant material, secured at one end of said wall in a position to overlie and substantially cover said groove when pressed thereupon by the lips of the user encircling said reed and said mouthpiece;
• an opening defined in said wall above but contiguous with the surface of said mouthpiece into which said groove is formed;
• and a rigid plug receivable within said opening to secure said one end of said reed in place and substantially close said opening.

A wildlife call comprising:

• an elongated body of a size and shape to be grasped and held by the human hand.
• one portion of said body constituting a barrel open at one end for the outlet of sound and including a bore extending from said one end to a transverse wall terminating said bore;
• another portion of said body projecting from said wall away from said barrel and constituting a mouthpiece having a working surface exposed for insertion between the lips of the user and of widthwise flat configuration but curving outwardly in a direction away from said wall;
• a groove running lengthwise centrally of said mouthpiece and opening into said bore;
• an elongated and planar reed, of laterally vibrant material, secured at one end in said wall in a position to overlie and substantially cover said groove when pressed thereupon by the lips of the user encircling said reed and said mouthpiece;
• an opening included in said wall and above but contiguous with the surface of said mouthpiece into which said groove is formed;
• a plug receivable within said opening to secure said one end of said reed in place;
• and means included in said wall in association with said opening for centering and seating said one end of said reed in operational orientation with respect to said groove.