I use brushes made just for this purpose, because they have specially-designed bristles. The reason I use two myself is that the diameter of tubing varies so much I like to have a smaller (trombone) and larger ("baritone") size. You'll find them both on this page:Originally posted by: bassbill You say you use two snakes when you clean your horn. What kind of snakes do you use, and where do you get them? At the music store or the hardware store?
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