Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Tuning and Gapping Hammond Bass melodica / Reply To: Tuning and Gapping Hammond Bass melodica Reply To: Tuning and Gapping Hammond Bass melodica June 6, 2015 at 10:09 pm #5419 Frances DemoretckyParticipant I tried to take the bladder off my Hammond Bass melodica but it looks like the bladder is glued to the body. I assume the bladder has to be removed to get to the reeds to tune them. Has anyone removed the bladder of the Hammond Bass?