SWABS, FEATHERS, & BRUSHES
Cotton Oboe Family Swabs
| Cotton Oboe Swab An inexpensive yet effective drop swab to remove water from the bore. Works well, even on plastic instruments. (Purchase an additional swab to apply bore oil to wooden oboes.) |
| Cotton English Horn Swab An inexpensive yet effective drop swab to remove water from the bore. Works well, even on plastic instruments. (Purchase an additional swab to apply bore oil to wooden oboes.) |
| F. Lorée Oboe/English horn Cotton Swab This is the swab provided by Lorée with their new instruments. |
Silk Oboe Family Swabs
Pull Through Silk Swabs.Our finest swabs, these are made of woven silk cloth. They are fully hemmed and tailored to pull through their respective instruments. Since silk is a highly absorbent fiber, it can absorb several times its own weight and still feel dry to the touch. Originally our swabs were made only of brightly colored silk; now they are also available in concert black, to conform with dress code requirements of major orchestras.
Oboe Silk Swab. Albion. Made specifically for oboe and oboe d'amore.
Royal Purple
As above, with tail
Concert Black As above, with tail
English Horn Silk Swab. Albion. Proportioned to the larger bores of cor anglais and bass oboe, this swab also has a heavier drop weight.
Imperial Blue
Concert Black
Pheasant Feathers
Pheasant Feathers. The traditional quill of choice for use on oboes and English horns. Package of 4 cleaned and fumigated feathers.
Oboe
English Horn
Cotton Bassoon Swabs
| Bassoon Boot Swab A cotton cloth swab to remove moisture and standing water from the boot joint only. |
| Bassoon Wing Joint Swab A cotton cloth swab to remove moisture from the wing joint only. |
Silk Bassoon Swabs
Bassoon Silk Swab. Albion.
This swab can be used to dry both the wing joint and the boot joint! The solid brass drop weight has beveled ends to avoid damaging the finger tubes and is sized to pass through the bocal receiver and the boot bow.
Royal Purple
Concert Black
| Silk Bassoon Bocal Swab Highly absorbent pull-through swab to clean and dry the bore of the bocal. Now with a tail, for easier removal. |
Swab Extractor Tool
| Swab Extractor Tool for Oboe This tool works on the principle of the cork screw to help you out of an emergency situation. Simply push and screw the threaded point into the bottom of the stuck swab, then tug and pull it back out. Made of solid brass with a tempered steel tip. 13" long. Every oboe studio should have one. |
| Compact Swab Extractor Tool for Oboe Our standard swab remover (R-08) is sized to work on both oboes and English horns without removing any keys. However, it's about 13" long. Our new compact model works on oboes without removing any keys, and measures only about 10" X 3½", so it fits easily in most case cover pockets. |
| Swab Extractor Tool for Bassoon This is the same brass with steel tip as the R-08 Oboe Swab Tool, just bigger! Ca. 21" overall length. |
Brushes
| Bassoon Finger Hole Brush |
| Staple Brush To clean staples, as well as dusting under the keys of your instrument. Bassoonists like it for cleaning the throat of their reeds. |
| Dutch Bassoon Bocal Brush 6 1/2" of medium soft bristles for bocal cleaning. Much better than other brushes, this will easily pass the bocal vent insert, even on Heckel bocals. Imported from Holland. |
| German Bocal Brush This is a single ended brush with soft bristles and a platic covered snake. Excellent quality, made in Germany. |
| Bassoon bocal vent brush Minute bristle brush for the bocal vent |
Cigarette Paper
| Cigarette Paper Use this ungummed paper to blot moisture off wet pads and toneholes, to improvise as a feeler gauge to check the seating of pads, to wrap on staples that don't fit the reed well, etc. Truly a required product for a double reed player! 150 leaves. |