Klarinet Archive - Posting 000840.txt from 1998/09
From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com> Subj: RE: [kl] SWAB GOT STUCK ! Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:18:15 -0400
If a stuck swab is not that rare, then a perhaps a solution should be
available. I have several patch and bullet pullers that are intended for
use with muzzle-loading rifles that could easily and safely extract a swab.
They resemble miniature corkscrews and are threaded to fit on the end of a
long rod. They would be a much more satisfactory solution than drilling,
which is likely to damage the instrument. The patch pullers only cost a
couple of dollars and can be mail ordered from any place that sells supplies
to black powder shooters. A segmented cleaning rod to put it on can also be
purchased very cheaply.
MikeC
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