Bassoon wire – sample #2: Rieger Reed Wire Brass RBRW7 22 gauge wire: Lead Free! (Copper + Zinc).

Wire Product Description
RBRW7 Rieger Reed Wire, Brass – .7mm approx. 22 Gauge, 200 Grams
Purchased at http://www.millermarketingco.com/

When tested with an XRF Instrument the wire pictured here had the following readings:

• Zinc (Zn): 307,700 +/- 25,000 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 562,500 +/- 45,000 ppm
• Note: Lead-free! No other metals detected.
• 3-minute test (180-seconds)

Eight different types of bassoon reed wire were tested as part of this inquiry. Please click here to see all eight examples (from several different vendors / manufacturers) and their correlative XRF test results. 6 of the 8 samples were Lead-free and two tested positive for very low levels (trace amounts) of Lead.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama