[Dean Mermell]

So, to those following: I ordered the reeds for my 44H from westmusic in Japan, and wrote an email asking about the gaskets, which are not included with the reeds. Go Kawamoto kept up excellent correspondence with me, as we realized the webpage had a mistake about the model number, which he corrected. He instructed me to order the reeds and when I’d done that he would add the gaskets to the order. The entire order was under $100, including shipping to San Francisco. It’s considerably less than just getting the reeds from the eBay seller, who doesn’t carry the gaskets. So this seems to be the way to replace the reeds (and gaskets if desired) in a 44H or 44HP, which he also carries. Here are the links:

HAMMOND SUZUKI:MP253 for PRO44HP
https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/westmusic/item/suzuki_mp-253/

HAMMOND SUZUKI:MP252 for PRO44H
https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/westmusic/item/suzuki_mp-252/

[Dean Mermell]

Wonderful, Alan Brinton, thank you.

[Dean Mermell]

So, between the ebay dealer (liberty bellows) and the Japanese company that sells the reeds, it seems the reeds are get-able. However, the difficult part seems to be the gaskets. Having taken the thing apart, it doesn’t seem that those fragile gaskets could stand anything but the most delicate surgery, and Hammond does not list them as a buy-able item. Does anyone have a connection for those, and/or a technique for preserving the old ones already installed?

[Dean Mermell]

Thank you!!

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