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Hodge Silk Oboe Swab

Stock Code:
350698
Price:
$19.95
Stock Level:
In Stock

Description

Hodge Silk Oboe Swabs

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Hodge Products manufacture professional silk swabs in the U.S. to precisely suit each woodwind instrument.  They are made from 100% silk and come in performer's black, royal blue, burgundy, forest green, deep purple, hot pink and silver.  Silk is very absorbent, soaking up water in instruments better than any other natural material on the market, including both cotton and chamois. Most uniquely, silk is also very compressible, making it possible to pull through instruments with large variations in bore size.  As an added benefit, silk is lint-free.

Clarinet, Oboe and English Horn swabs are made using a plastic coated straight weight.

Bassoon, bassoon bocal, trumpet, and french horn swabs use a ball chain, which is very effective as a weight and more flexible than most traditional straight weights.  The ball chain is non-abrasive and does not scratch the bore or other parts of the instrument when used properly.  

The saxophone swabs and bass clarinet swabs use a plastic-coated lead weight.  The Baritone Saxophone swab is a 60cm foam-filled snake-style swab designed to be push through the loop and removed backwards.

The Hodge Standard Silk Oboe Swab

The oboe swabs clean the entire instrument fully assembled. They have a safety cord on the back end, so that if there were a knot in one and it got stuck, it could be pulled back out the way it went in. All oboe swabs now use a straight weight instead of a ball chain for the weight.

Key Features

  • Pure Silk
  • Absorbent
  • No Lint
  • Compressible

The Qualities Of Silk

All Hodge silk swabs are made from 100% silk and come in performers black, royal blue, burgundy, forest green, and deep purple.  Silk is very absorbent, soaking up water in instruments better than any other natural material on the market, including both cotton and chamois.  Most uniquely, silk is also very compressible, making it possible to pull through instruments with large variations in bore size.  In addition, silk is lint free.