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from my best understanding, when charlie past away, dave hammock started building the rods and took over the shop. when dave passed on, george (don't remember last name) took over the shop until he closed it up a few years ago. george took most stuff and headed south.
on that note, you reall yhave 2 choices. first, if you want to continue to use the rod, you will really need to have the reel seat replaced. you can still get the chromed brass ones, but you may need to go a size or 2 larger in order to come up from the butt section. that being said, you'll need to remove the cork tape on that lower section and replace it again. if it does in fact have cork tape.
or, you can do what i would suggest to keep the rod as original as it is - hang it up and admire it. bring the rod to a builder, have them match the blank as best they can (if you want the same one) and have them match the thread work, reel seat, etc.
my buddy has a pile of murat and hammock rods and i've replaced about 1 thing or another on those rods thru the years.
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