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Re: A question about swabs

Author: oboi
Date: 2012-12-31 11:20

I use both a silk pull-through and a cotton swab. The silk is good for some quick swabbing without pulling the instrument apart. The cotton is better for absorbency, but it doesn't go through. So I just pull it till a bit snug and yank it out the other end (it's double-ended). I also use it as a pull-through for the bottom joint. The cotton is also good to absorb the pool of moisture in the tenon wells or in bulbous bells.

The key to not getting swabs stuck is to not pull too fast. The bottom folds up on itself if you do so. Couple that with the fast motion and that folded-up wad lodges itself in the bore before you can even notice the tension.

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