Vintage Musical Instrument

Original vinyl bench for 1975 Hammond organ: 4,138 ppm Lead, 370 Arsenic, 21 Cadmium + 835 Antimony!

Original vinyl bench for 1975 Hammond organ: 4,138 ppm Lead, 370 Arsenic, 21 Cadmium + 835 Antimony!

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When tested with an XRF instrument the vinyl covered bench for this 1975 Hammond organ had the following readings: Brown vinyl seat of organ bench: Lead (Pb): 4,138 +/- 113 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 21 +/- 8 ppm Arsenic (As): 370 +/- 102 ppm Barium (Ba): 15,600 +/- 300 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,117 +/- 212 Antimony…

Keyboard for 1975 Hammond organ: 73 ppm Lead + 186 Cadmium (& why I make an “exception” for instruments.)

Keyboard for 1975 Hammond organ: 73 ppm Lead + 186 Cadmium (& why I make an “exception” for instruments.)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the plastic keys of this 1975 Hammond organ keyboard (with the full organ pictured below) had the following readings: White Keys of Organ Keyboard Lead (Pb): 73 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 186 +/- 10 ppm Barium (Ba): 387 +/- 77 ppm Zinc (Zn): 249 +/- 14 ppm Iron…