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- #5,647 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #12 in Clarinet Cleaning & Care
Hodge silk clarinet swabs are perfect for both professionals and students alike. The silk fabric and the swab's shape make it virtually impossible for the swab to get stuck in the instrument. This offers a great advantage over traditional swabs.
Wayne Pearson
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
Well made. Very absorbent.
George Matoian
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
It pulls through really easily and dries the inside of my horn
Jeremy cole
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2024
Kid needed it for school and she has not complained so it's doing it's job
Goli
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
I pass it thru each piece of the instrument three times. I wash mine by hand.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
Works well
Phil
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
My son had a cotton swab that came with his first cleaning kit. I’m new to woodwinds and the band teacher said it got lodged. Had no idea this was a thing that could happen. Was able to carefully work the lodged cotton swab out of his clarinet after using some online videos and blogs for resources. Never again will we use a cotton swab. This has been a great replacement and haven’t had any problems since.
Vitalij
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2021
It's really good. I mostly use it for swabbing the mouthpiece as the mouthpiece is very vulnerable, but this swab is so thin and smooth i think it's just perfect for it.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2018
Perfect!
Perry Gray
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2018
This swab works great. I love it!
Sue
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2016
Great size and slides through my clarinet with ease; dries fast too.
LegoGirl
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
Most middle-school kids will get a package of clarinet accessories when they first begin learning the clarinet. Yes, that accessory kit does include a swab, but it's exactly what you should expect in a "value-pack"---cheap, low-quality, barely absorbent.Immediately invest in several of these silk Hodge swabs and get your clarinet student off on the right path to caring for their instrument. The difference in absorbency between this product and cut-rate swabs is immense. The weight and cord are the right length and heft for dropping down the clarinet, and the material doesn't catch or snag as it pulls through.Why get several? Well, swabs by definition are absorbing---UGH---"moisture" from the inside of the clarinet. I prefer to have multiple swabs in rotation so they can be cleaned before they start growing legs and walking around the band hall. These are reasonably priced and your instrument wasn't cheap, why not take care of it?
Wombat
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014
I have another swab made of cotton by Buffet. It came with the Buffet E12F clarinet that I purchased. I thought I'd get another swab just so I can have more than one.Firstly I'd say that this silk swab from Hodge is nice and I don't mind using it. It is quite absorbent and seems to do a better job than my cotton swab. But, it could be better.Pros: absorbs moisture better than cotton it seemsCons:* I find the string and the metal weight at the end to be rougher than my buffet cotton one. I always fear that if I'm not not careful, pulling the string over the mouthpiece opening can probably ruin the MP inner edges due to the abrasiveness of the string. It's not terribly bad but it could be made of a softer material like my Buffet one.* While the metal weight at the end of the string seems not to have any sharp ends, I once again prefer how my buffet swab was made when it comes to this part. The buffet one encloses the metal weight within the string (the string is similar to a shoe string so the weight goes inside). This hodge swab on the other hand, has its metal weight exposed so you can probably bang it on to your clarinet and cause micro dents over time.Solution: just be super careful with this swab when using it. It would be awesome if they would redesign this and change the string / weight to be like buffet's.I still use this and prefer it to my buffet one. I might modify it and cover the metal weight with a heat shrink.
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