The Flute Flag swab is based on
the proven technology used in the Piccolo Flag swabs. This new design
will make swabbing your flute a quick and easy job. Some people
may be tempted to never bother taking their instruments apart again.
The latest generation of Flute
Flag swabs now comes in a take-down version that enables it to be
carried easily in one's gig bag or case. This version is 28"
assembled and can very effectively remove the condensation from the
flute bore all of the way up to and including the cork face. This is
done without taking the flute apart.
The handle rods for Flute
Flag swabs
are made of an solid plastic rods which may bend, but will not
break.
Although the picture included here shows black for the handle, I now
use Gray
color rods to make
up most of my swabs.
The
black color rods are no longer available. There is a limited availability of white
handle rods, but even they will become extinct.
The short handled version is 14" in length and is intended to clean a disassembled flute much like the conventional flute swab of yesterday.
The take down swab version can also be used unassembled as a short handled swab to wipe the bore of a disassembled flute. This feature makes it a two in one sort of multi function tool.
The fabric COLORS available
are similar to those as found on the
Piccolo Flag discription/information home page. The Piccolo Flag
swab page link is located at the bottom of this page.
All of these Flag swabs can
and
should be hand washed (the fabric portion only) in a gentle liquid dish
washing detergent solution (make certain that suds show throughout the
fabric),
rinsed and then air dried. The swabs are most effective
when they are clean. If your swab fails to
properly absorb
water, then it does need
washing, even if it is
new. Washing the fabric of a new swab helps activate
the absorbency of the fabric. These swabs should not be stored in
temperatures higher
than 120 Degrees F. The take-down swab handles should not be
exposed
to excessive lateral forces, i.e., bending.
| Flute Flag Instrument Swab Pricing | Retail
Price Each |
Shipping Fee |
California Sales Tax (CA. residents only) |
| Short Fixed 14" Length Flute Flag Swab | $25 |
$5 | $1.94 each swab |
| Full Length 28" Take-Down Flute Flag Swab
|
$40
|
$5 | $3.10 each swab |
| 8" Handle Extension for (straight head) Alto
Flute Use This extension is used in conjunction with the Take-Down Flag Swab |
$10 |
$5 | $0.78 each extension |
| Conical Bore Flute Flag, Take-Down Limited Availability, Made to Order 26" - 27" average These swabs will continue to use black carbon fiber and look like the Take-Down Piccolo Flag swabs. |
$45 |
$5 |
$3.49 each swab |
My address and ordering
information can be found on the Piccolo Flag Home Page, see below.
Please make checks payable
to Roger Holman.
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to return to the Piccolo Flag Home Page
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