CPSCRecalled Apr 13, 2003 · #03534
CPSC, Kindermusik International Announce Recall of "Fiddlesticks" Instruments
Hazard
Some of the Fiddlesticks have caps that can become loose, allowing ball bearings to spill from the inside of the sticks. Both the caps and the ball bearings pose a potential choking hazard to young children.
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Get started, freeDescription
Fiddlesticks are wooden rhythm instruments designed for use in the Kindermusik classroom and at home. The recalled instrument is 7" long, 1" in diameter, and is made of wood. It is hollowed out in the middle. Steel balls are inserted into the middle of the instrument to create a shaker sound and the ends are capped with wooden plugs. They are primarily sold as part of a music instructional kit.
Product details
- Product
- Fiddlestick instruments
- Type
- Musical Instruments
- Manufacturer
- Kindermusik International, of Browns Summit, N.C.
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- —
- Sold at
- Kindermusik educators sold the music kits, including the Fiddlesticks, in the United States and Canada, from December 2002 through January 2003.
What you should do
Consumers should stop using the Fiddlesticks immediately and return them to their Kindermusik educator for a free replacement. Kindermusik will replace this product with either re-designed Fiddlesticks or an instrument of comparable value.