Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Hammond 44 and Hyper reed plates / Reply To: Hammond 44 and Hyper reed plates Reply To: Hammond 44 and Hyper reed plates October 13, 2016 at 1:22 pm #7705 Shannon MParticipant Hi MM, I know this is an old post, but I seem to have missed it before. Are the reeds brass of Stainless Steel? Can’t tell from the pics. Thanks, Shannon M