Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-12-01 01:31
Oh Woe!
... don't think wetter swab would move easier than drier one, would swell in volume and jam up even tighter, think keeping everything dry best bet
... backup oboe good emergency plan in future, doesn't help right now, do hope you have good luck to find one ASAP
... this worked once for me -- medium fine crochet hook, taped to a bamboo skewer or other handle to get length you need, hook and twist it into swob from the bottom end of joint, see if you can get any results that way (mine wasn't stuck very tight, so that worked OK)
... if don't have/can't get crochet hook, perhaps make substitute, maybe use a saw-tooth kitchen utility knife to etch a screw-type thread around a long bamboo skewer (cooking/BBQ type), see if can poke & screw that into swob -- remove all loose bits of bamboo before putting in instrument!
... or, make a 'fish-hook' with two bits of bamboo skewer & some reed thread
... tape couple of skewers together until long enough to work with
... use another skewer, no points either end, thin enough to push through the reed well, might want to tape a thickish wad of paper to your hand to protect it while pushing
... note skewers are WOOD not metal, less likely to scratch inside bore
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