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Your cart is empty.Silk Swabs are premium swabs made from 100% silk for removing moisture from woodwind instruments after each use. Hodge uses silk because it is absorbent, lint free and compressible. They do not leave lint in the keys. They are not stored inside the instrument so the moisture does not remain. Hodge swabs are regularly recommended by repairmen for optimum care of your instrument. The silk flute swabs are great for any level of flutist. They are soft enough for polishing the instrument and absorbent enough to soak up the water when swabbing the inside of the instrument. Simply thread through the end of any cleaning rod.
E
2025-09-03 15:31:28
Works great for cleaning a flute!
The New Mexican
2025-08-31 16:48:46
This silk cloth works so well, I came back after getting my first one (for my performance flute) to buy a second one for use with my practice flute. It works so much better than the felt-cloth swab I was previously using. I can look down the barrel of the flute to compare moisture streaks left behind with the felt swab versus no streaks left by the silk. The silk is super absorbent and feels moist aftwards from all moisture it picked up - no moisture left behind = longer pad life and longer flute life! This the silk swab may feel wet after swabbing, but it dries amazingly fast. I love both my swabs!
Anon
2025-08-09 15:24:55
I use this on my wood flutes with tapered bores. The triangular shape is easy to adjust so it doesn't bind in the narrow sections. I would recommend using a wood swab rod like a Yamaha or equivalent for this swab.
jchew
2025-08-04 11:23:13
Gentle on the flute and lightweight but not super absorbent. Have to reseat several times to get all moisture out.
Rosco
2025-07-21 12:08:24
Important low cost accessory that works well. Save your pads in style.
Jeff
2025-06-05 13:15:24
This is real silk which means it’s very absorbent despite being amazingly thin, it dries very very quickly, and it’s easy to wash in the kitchen sink. This is the cleaning cloth to purchase. The microfiber or fake silk ones are nowhere near as good as this.
CL
2025-05-24 13:55:37
This cleaning swab seems to absorb the moisture out of my flute a lot more efficiently than the old one I used to have. One pass through the interior get almost everything, and after two passes, the inside of my flute is looking nice and dry. Also, the royal purple color just gives it a feeling of luxury, which is nice as a little treat. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and would recommend it to others.
Psyber
2025-05-05 11:11:40
I was hoping there would be some kind of string attached to this, as I use it to clean my flute. I used to have one that you would drop the string down the body and pull it, and the silk cloth would be pulled through. However, I just stick this through the hole in my cleaning rod (comes with all flutes), and it works well. Silk is the best material for an instrument cleaning cloth. This cloth isn't that big, so it fits into my case well. (I wouldn't buy this for a large instrument, but it's great for something flute-sized). It's a little thin, but it's nice quality, and looks nice. Best cloth I found on Amazon, and I searched for a while! However, you would probably find a bigger, thicker one (with a string, if you want) at a music store.Good for the price too!
David Thomas
2025-04-26 16:12:08
I have a new wooden flute, so I have to be extra careful about swabbing it. I wanted a green one and this is the only one I could find. It is a great swab and much bigger than the black one that I'd been using for years. It's very expensive, even more so than the burgundy swab, which is strange. I held off buying it for a while because of the price, but it should last for years, so I finally ordered it. Delivery was fast and I'm happy to have it.
Bizibee
2025-03-17 18:32:32
I bought this after some advice that silk was the best for cleaning a flute head joint. It’s very nice and does the job without leaving lint behind. However, at the price I could have bought a piece of pure silk cloth from a dress shop.
Jelopody
2025-03-15 09:50:12
It was rubbish far too small not absorbent at all.
Sandi
2025-01-16 21:47:48
This flute swab cloth is great. It is easy to use and easy to clean.
Rick B
2024-11-16 10:35:24
I liked that it arrived, I didn't like it had to be ordered twice. It was a little smaller than we had hoped but it ended up being free so hard to complain. It does do the job and is basically everything it was advertised to be, other than being delivered on the guaranteed date but again, they worked that out so not a big deal I guess. I would likely order it again.
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