Reka Cleaning Rod for Alphorn

Disaster! The first time I tried using this cleaning cloth it became immovably wedged in the alphorn lead pipe. I tried to poke it back out with long objects (such as trombone cleaning rod), but the more it was poked from either direction, the more firmly it remained stuck. I eventually spent 2 1/2 hours poking it repeatedly with a skewer until I had shredded the cloth and could pull it out in fragments.

This got stuck in the narrow end of my alphorn the very first time I tried using it. I had a difficult time getting it out. (I have the Thomann Deluxe Matterhornli alphorn, in case you’re wondering.)