Hodge Silk Tenor Saxophone Swab, Purple

Very nice

This is replacing an older Hodge swab that I had to cut up due to it getting stuck in the neck of my saxophone.. I still don't like them but I haven't come across a better option, unfortunately. I would warn you to remove the neck (of your tenor at least) or be very careful that the cloth does not become bunched up in the body tube of the horn - I damaged my neck a little bit trying to free up the old swab. The silk isn't very absorbent and I still have a lot of moisture stuck in the bow of my saxophone, no matter how many times I run the swab through my saxophone. Swabs are both useless and a necessary evil.

The quality is fine but it is small and really only good for cleaning the neck of the sax. I prefer longer scarf-like ones for the body of the horn.

Works great.String is nice and long and has a strong weight attached to it.

Perfect for the saxophone. The silk splays out to touch the edges of the inside of the instrument easily picks up moisture. The slimness of the silk helps it easily pull through the saxophone. The weight on the end of the pull string is encased and doesn't scratch or dent the instrument.

I've been using this swab for almost a year, Extremely absorbent, cleans entire sax, main body, neck, and mouthpiece, I'm using it on my Yanagisawa W02, I recommend the Tenor size for both Alto and Tenor.

A large piece of colorful silk with a very long string attached to a nicely coated weight.

I like it, I like it a lot. I don't like it so much that I would kiss the inventor, but this thing is a pretty efficient way to clean a saxophone. I run it through my horn a couple of times and just store the swab in the case. It works, and I'd say it's worth the investment.