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Yellow Brass Wire - Large Sizes
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Yellow Brass Wire (Rose Brass Wire) - Custom drawn brass wire (70% copper, 30% zink, nominally) by Malcolm Rose in England, used in historical keyboard instruments and other non-bowed stringed instruments.
 
Diameters: .028” (0.70mm), .030” (0.75mm), .032” (0.80mm), .034” (0.85mm), .036” (0.90mm), .038” (0.95mm), .040” (1mm)
 
Tensile Strength: 120,00 PSI minimum (8440 kg/sq cm)
Yellow Brass Wire - large diameters
Individual Looped Strings
Size  mm  inch    Pair Strings Length  NetPrice   
 12 .70  .028    #16204-28  7'/2.1m   $15.00   
 13 .75  .030    #16204-30  7'/2.1m   $15.00   
 14 .80  .032    #16204-32  7'/2.1m  $15.00   
 15 .85  .034    #16204-34  7'/2.1m  $15.00   
 16 .90  .036    #16204-36  7'/2.1m   $15.00   
 17 .95  .038    #16204-38  7'/2.1m  $15.00   
 18 1.00  .040    #16204-40  7'/2.1m   $15.00   
Sold in Packages of 2. You may specify other lengths, and length of loop plus helix.
For smaller diameters click here.
Yellow Brass Wire - large diameters
Small and Large Coils
Size  mm  inch    Small Coil  Length  NetPrice      Large Coil  Length  NetPrice   
 12 .70  .028    #16203-28  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-28 33'/10m  $15.00   
 13 .75  .030    #16203-30  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-30 33'/10m  $15.00   
 14 .80  .032    #16203-32  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-32 33'/10m  $15.00   
 15 .85  .034    #16203-34  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-34 33'/10m  $15.00   
 16 .90  .036    #16203-36  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-36 33'/10m  $15.00   
 17 .95  .038    #16203-38  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-38 33'/10m  $15.00   
 18 1.00  .040    #16203-40  13'/4m  $7.50      #16201-40 33'/10m  $15.00   
Coils have 4"diameter.
For smaller diameters click here.
Below for wire on spools.
Yellow Brass Wire - large diameters
Mini Spools and Small spools
Size  mm  inch    Mini Spool  Length  NetPrice      Small Spool  Length  NetPrice   
 12 .70  .028    #16206-28  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-28 165'/50m  $62.50   
 13 .75  .030    #16206-30  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-30 165'/50m  $62.50   
 14 .80  .032    #16206-32  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-32 165'/50m  $62.50   
 15 .85  .034    #16206-34  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-34 165'/50m  $62.50   
 16 .90  .036    #16206-36  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-36 165'/50m $62.50   
 17 .95  .038    #16206-38  100'/30m  $37.50      #16207-38 165'/50m  $62.50   
 18 1.00  .040    #16206-40  100'/30m $37.70      #16207-40 165'/50m  $62.50   
Wire comes on spools pictured at left. Spools have 6.5" diameter, 3.5" core, 2" wide.
For smaller diameters click here.


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