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Author: Trevor M
Date: 2009-07-08 17:19
Does anybody have a recommendation for silk swabs for Ebs? The dinky little chamois that came with my Patricola isn't that great but it's hard to find something better for sale. I tried a soprano sax swab (since some retailers claim they can be used for both) but it was clearly much too large.
Thanks, Trevor
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2009-07-08 17:24
Use the Doctor's Swab. It works in my Eb!
My Gem clarinet swabs also fit.
Post Edited (2009-07-08 17:24)
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2009-07-08 17:47
Make your own!
Meri
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-07-08 17:51
Please delete: Duplicate post
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2009-07-09 14:20)
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Author: William
Date: 2009-07-08 18:14
I use a Bb silk hankerchief type swab with my Yamaha 621 effer. I do not like those little chamois swabs for any clarinet.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-07-08 18:54
Make your own from a silk necktie bought at the Salvation Army store....
Bob Draznik
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Author: LonDear
Date: 2009-07-08 22:31
I agree with William - my main Eb is a Yamaha 621 and I have had no problems with a Bb silk swab. It has never caught on the register tube. I have also not had any problem with the same swab brand on Bundy, Woodwind or Amati eefers.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2009-07-08 22:45
what katrina said
i have both - both fit in my Eb
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: NBeaty
Date: 2009-07-09 14:10
BG swab for Eb is excellent. It works for Bb and A as well.
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Author: otakua
Date: 2009-07-12 00:17
lol, i have this same problem, but for me, The skrew inside the clarinet close to the barrel makes it impossible for almost any swab to go in it. I tried with a Yamaha small... didnt work lol
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Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2009-07-12 13:27
Although I was able to use a larger swab on my R13, the upper joint on the Prestige seemed to catch them around the octave key. I have used the BG chamois swab and also a Silk Rigoutat oboe swab that work very well. The BG swab goes through the whole instrument easily whereas I do it by the joint using the Rigoutat oboe swab. (The Prestige Eefers separate the two joints, unlike most.) I have used a regular swab on the lower joint and bell and it seems fine on that.
Good luck!
Eefer guy
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2009-07-12 19:53
> For skinny metal clarinets and Eb sopranos, a silk oboe swab works well.
Uhm, my metal clarinet may be skinny yet it has a big heart - its bore is just as every other clarinet's.
Speaking of oboes, yes, mine needs a swab. I really wonder whether I should abuse one of those yucky silk ties in my closet...
--
Ben
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2009-07-14 13:09
>>Uhm, my metal clarinet may be skinny yet it has a big heart - its bore is just as every other clarinet's.
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There's huge variety in the bore dimensions of metal clarinets. They're far less standardized than wooden and plastic clarinets. I've got some Bbs that are a tight fit even for an oboe swab. I've also got an old metal double-walled Conn with what would be considered a wide bore by today's standards.
Recently, when an old silk jacket wore out, I harvested as much sound fabric as I could retrieve from it. Might come in handy for custom-made bore swabs some day....
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
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