BetterSax Ultimate Sax Swab Kit
$29.95 – $32.95
The last saxophone swabs you’ll ever need for your instrument. The most essential accessories for maintaining your instrument’s playing condition and value. Kit includes 1 neck/mouthpiece swab, 1 saxophone body swab, 1 pad dryer.
As a repair technician, I saw first hand what happens to saxophones that don’t get swabbed out on a regular basis and let me tell you, it isn’t pretty. In fact it’s downright disgusting, not to mention how it affects the way the instrument plays. Gunk builds up in the neck, tone holes and mouthpiece which besides being gross, has a significant impact on the sound of the instrument. Think about it, if you add a layer of material (effectively slime) to the bore of the saxophone the tuning and tone get thrown off. Leather pads coated with this sludge become hard which causes leaks.
The bottom line is that swabbing your saxophone out each time you play it is the most basic and minimal level of maintenance every saxophone player must do. If not just for hygiene then at least to keep your instrument functioning properly.
This swab kit is a small investment that will pay big dividends saving you money on repairs, maintaining the resale value of your instrument and keeping things from getting nasty and stinky. Don’t be stinky, swab your sax.
Instructions:
The large swab takes care of the main body tube. Pass the weighted end through the bell and out the neck tenon receiver. Pull the swab through 3 times or until it’s dry inside. The smaller swab takes care of the neck and mouthpiece. Same procedure, pass the weight through the larger hole and out the smaller end then pull it through until dry inside. The pad dryer can be used to absorb moisture on the pads. Check pads from G and above on your instrument. These are usually the ones getting wet. You may also want to check low Eb and C#. Close the pad dryer between the pad and the tone hole and gently pull out. This will remove moisture and clean off the surface of the pad and tone hole gently.
| Weight | 0.10 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22.86 × 12.7 × 1.5 cm |
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Best swab I’ve used. I’ve been playing for 25 years after a 32 year hiatus. I’ve used other swabs that I had to cut down or the silk ones that just didn’t absorb much..
Agreed! Glad you dig it.
Just received the swab’s for alto and tenor and they are high quality and work well. The material is better than this silk swabs replaced them with. Great produce
My daughter recently started playing the Alto Sax and was having a hard time cleaning her sax after practicing. This is better than what she was using previously, she loves it.
Love the Better Sax swab set. Was using a similar swab that would get stuck in the body and had to be forced out and ended up bending a couple of keys. This thicker swab absorbs more of the moisture. Great product.
Received my kit this week. It’s a welcome addition to my new sax. Will help keep every thing pristine.
This sax cleaner set is the best investment! It is well made and works really well. I have several other types but this set works the best!
I ordered the Tenor Sax swab kit and am pleasantly pleased with the quality and durability of the product. The swabs absorb moisture like a sponge and dry out quickly. I’m looking forward to my next purchase with BetterSax!!!!!!
Thanks for your swabs. I order the swabs for my Alto sax and they are outstanding. The sax swabs fills he sax and removes the moisture. I always do 3 times with no snags. Thanks again
My new Better Sax alto swabs do a muich better job than the little square thing my Saxophone came with!
The alto swabs work much better on my “Wayward Wind” than the little square thing that came with my saxophone. I’m glad I bought them!
As per recommendation from Jason through YouTube videos I had first purchased the BG swabs for the neck and body of my alto sax and also the pad cleaner( All BG). The body swab from BG, I felt wasn’t getting enough cleaning or absorption due to its sponge like center. So I noticed that there was a “Better Sax” version for Alto sax, I liked the idea that it was more of a cleaning cloth for the inside of my horn.
The neck and mouthpiece cleaning cloth is really about the same except better material is used.
So I really do like the better sax cleaning set a lot better than BG set. I get more coverage inside my horn and more condensation out. This is definitely a “Better” product!
Great kit. I really needed the smaller swab to keep my neck and mouthpiece clean. Alto mouthpiece is nice! The jury is still out on the reeds.
Excellent swab! I purchased one for my tenor and one for my alto and I’m very impressed with the quality.
Awesome swab. Definitely does the job. ALWAYS SWAB YOU SAX AFTER PLAYING!
Really makes a difference.
This is way better than every swab set that I’ve ever used, this even beats some of my $50+ sets
Great swab’s for my tenor Mark VI, high quality fabric and they work perfectly.
Exactly what I needed! Nice sturdy, absorbent set of swabs with enough weight on the cord to pull through.
I have now been using the BetterSax Ultimate Sax Swab Kit for alto sax (along with my BetterSax alto, and my other altos) for a couple weeks. This is a very good saxophone maintenance kit, with not only the swab for the saxophone body, but a smaller one for the neck and mouthpiece, and a unique pad drier. To be honest, the 1st couple times using the large swab, it seemed tough to feed into the bell. But that seemed to be only because it was new, and still a little stiff. The more I used it, the easier it was to use. The Pad Drier I think is unique, as in all my decades with the saxophone, I’ve never seen one before. If you’ve got an older sax, you know that certain keys are prone to sticking, mainly because they don’t get fully dried and then dry in place when the sax is sitting in the case. Then you have to go through the process of making them work again, either with a powder paper, or the old fashioned dollar bill. But if put away dry, that’s not going to happen. All of these pieces are of an exceptional quality material, that does the job of drying and cleaning the saxophone. And they are made to last. Highly recommended.
Works just like Jay said it would. I purchased the Alto swab kit for my new BetterSax Alto saxophone. Jay, was right this will last forever the way it is made.
Works as intended. I like the material and appreciated having specific sizing for my type of horn so I knew I could pull it through the neck without getting it stuck.