INSTRUCTIONS - Baritone Saxophone Cleaning Swab

How to clean your bari saxophone using the BARINANA™ saxophone swab from Key Leaves

⚠️ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD
Small parts—Not for Children under 6 yrs old. Buyer and user assume all risk of use of this product.

⚠️ WARNING: This swab is different than other swabs. Read all instructions before use!

  1. Remove the baritone sax neck and place the fabric ball end of the swab into the large end of the neck tube and push the swab forward and back to clean the neck.
    Key Leaves bari baritone saxophone cleaning swab shown cleaning a bari sax neck
  2. Store the neck inside your saxophone case.
  3. Place the bullet-shaped tip inside the neck socket of the bari sax body as shown below. Then gently push the swab into the bari body tube until a small portion remains as shown. Then gently pull out the swab.
    NOTE: If the water key of your bari sax is so large it prevents the bullet guide to insert, use the cloth end to insert.

  4. Coil the swab for storage inside tight cases, or simply lay it flat inside the case.
    A coiled swab
  5. As needed, hand wash your swab with hand soap and water. Air dry for 24 hours before next use.

How to replace the DriFit Ripstop fabric on your bari saxophone swab

  1. Contact us to order any replacement parts you want for your swab. 
  2. Use a 3mm Hex Wrench (allen wrench) to loosen the bullet tip screw.
    Loosen screw with 3mm hex wrench
  3. Notice, the screw is now loose and may fall out if you are not careful.Loosen Screw
  4. Remove the bullet tip.
    Remove bullet tip
  5. Remove the flex shaft from inside the fabric wrap and discard the fabric wrap.
    REmove flex shaft from fabric
  6. Insert the flex shaft ball end into the new fabric wrap.
    Insert ball end of flex shaft
  7. Stretch the fabric past the end of the flex shaft and hold it as shown.
    Wrap fabric over flex shaft
  8. Place the bullet tip over the fabric and flex shaft as shown.
    INsert shaft into bullet tip
  9. Tighten the screw back into the bullet tip.
    Tighten Screw
  10. Gently tighten the screw until it is just below the surface of the plastic bullet tip. 
    Tighten screw until it is below plastic
  11. Your swab is refreshed and good to go!
    Key Leaves bari baritone saxophone cleaning swab for cleaning neck and top crook of bari sax