Bassoon wire – sample #6: Charles Music BFW150 22 gauge brass wire: Lead-free (Copper + Zinc).

Wire Product Description:
BFW150 22 Gauge Wire for Bassoon Reeds, One Ounce
Purchased at: https://charlesmusic.com/

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

• Bismuth (Bi): 219 +/- 101 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 108 +/- 52 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 308,500 +/- 1,500 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 690,300 +/- 1,900 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