Latex Powder

[7711CustomCalls]

New Member.

I started making mouth calls this year.  The latex I order from Pioneer has a lot of Powder on it.  This doesn't taste very good at all the first time you use the call.  How do you remove the powder or do you just says who cares? 

[GobbleNut]

Great question.  I have never worried about the powder but it does raise the question of whether ingesting it is healthy.  I have always assumed since the latex is mostly used in the medical industry that, unless someone has an allergy to it, there is no reason for concern.  It does have a somewhat mildly unpleasant taste about it, but I have always just "sucked it up" and ignored it.

[ZachH28]

I think that it may just be baby powder that pioneer puts on it, especially their proph, to keep the reeds from sticking together so bad. In my opinion, the material with the powder on it is a lot easier to stack.

[ZachH28]

Materials I have ordered from other suppliers don't have any powder at all. I think it just varies from place to place

[bangbird]

I get a slight nauseous feeling when I run new calls that have a lot of the powder on them.

[Lonehowl]

Rinse a call before you put it in your mouth. Powder is to keep everything from sticking together and it lets the latex slide up onto the adhesive frames without sticking so bad, on a press. If your running a hand jig it doesnt really matter.
Mark

[compton30]

It doesn't taste good but I just tough it out.

[Gooserbat]

It's talcum powder