SWABS, FEATHERS, BRUSHES, & Polishing Cloths
Cotton Oboe Family Swabs
| Black 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.) |
| Black 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.) |
Lorée Swab
| F. Lorée Oboe/English horn Swab This is the microfiber swab provided by Lorée with their new instruments. |  |
Silk Oboe Family Swabs
| Silk Pull Through Oboe Swab Our finest swab, made of woven silk, fully hemmed and sized to pull completely through the oboe. Available in Royal Purple & Concert Black. |  |
 | Silk Pull Through Oboe Swab With Tail Our finest swab, made of woven silk, fully hemmed and sized to pull completely through the oboe. This swab also has a "tail" for easy removal if the swab gets stuck. Available in Royal Purple & Concert Black. |
| Silk English Horn Swab Our finest swab, made of woven silk, fully hemmed and sized to pull completely through the English horn. Available in Imperial Blue & Concert Black. |
Pheasant Feathers
| Package of 4 Pheasant Feathers Pheasant feathers are the traditional quill of choice for use on oboes and English horns. Package of 4 cleaned and fumigated feathers. Available for Oboe ($4.25) & English Horn ($5.75). |  |
Cotton Bassoon Swabs
| Bassoon Boot Swab A black cotton cloth swab to remove moisture and standing water from the boot joint only. |
| Bassoon Wing Joint Swab A white cotton cloth swab to remove moisture from the wing joint only. |
Silk Bassoon Swabs
 | Albion Silk Bassoon Swab Our finest swab, made of woven silk, fully hemmed and sized to pull through both the wing and boot joints. The light weight chain will not damage the instrument and slips easily through the u-tube. Available in 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 Bassoon Bocal Brush This is a single ended brush with soft bristles and a plastic covered snake. Excellent quality, made in Germany. |  |
| Bassoon bocal vent brush Minute bristle brush for the bocal vent |
Cigarette Paper
| Cigarette Paper OCB 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. |  |
| Pad Dryer A super absorbent fabric designed to replace cigarette paper. It leaves no residue and is washable and durable. 3 7/8" long, 1" tapering to 1/2" wide. |  |
Pad Paper
| Yamaha Powdered Pad Paper 50 2.75" X 1.875" sheets treated with a special powder to remove stickiness from pads. |  |
Polishing Cloths
| Forrests Microfiber Cloth This 12"x12" white microfiber cloth is 10 times finer and softer than silk and will not scratch. Light weight, very durable, super absorbent, lint free and washable. |
| Silver Polish Cloth 15 " X 12 1/2" Chemically treated cloth cleans silver keys and inhibits tarnish formation. |
