I dont have a cloth to put on the cleaning rod. what could i use instead? a papertowel?

I would just go out and buy a cloth, they're really cheap so it shouldn't be a problem.

Heehee, i have to admit. I've used a paper towel once...wasn't that great!^_^ Hey, i couldn't find my swabing cloth.
Umm..i used to use this hankerchef(sp?)and that worked okay for me. I don't know..it did the swabing job. What's the difference between a cloth at a music store and a hankerchef?
OH!...and also the difference between a silk cloth? i always wondered that.

Yea..cool. SO, a handkercheif works fine. Yay! I tried usind a old shirt..but stuff came out. I guess that's called lint? Yup, and your right. I had my mom's and dad's handkercheif..and my dad's was much bigger. It didn't fit in my case..and i had to stuff it up my flute.
WOW..i didn't know much about silk cloth. Didn't know all the types of silk cloth too! thanks..^_^
heehee, i'll be a expert on swabing cloth now

The real secret with using a gent's handkerchief, is to use one that has been frequently washed. This greatly imporves the absorbtion, as well as removing any fluff. (It's kind of like a new towel that improves with washing.) I wouldn't keep it bunched up inside my flute though, it'll never dry that way, and what's the point of removing the moisture, only to stuff it right back in again?

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I meant "improves" of course. (I don't know how that got past my spell checker...)

*cough* i should wash my handercheif..
I'm such a lazy person sometimes,^_^

yeh,i use an old t-shirt too.i think it works...