Q: What is Sakuma's choice for tube sockets?

A: Sakuma employs an anti-vibration socket created by Yamamoto Onkyo Kogei.

These sockets are reliable and easy to wire.
These sockets come in two basic styles: a dark brown model made of dense wood saturated by synthetic resin (photo shows) and a white colored socket machined from Teflon.
The gold-plated pins are machined from phosphorus bronze.

Yamamoto Onkyo Kogei sells many types: UX, UV,US,211/845,EL156,for Ed,for 212, among others.
They can ship all items to foreigners.
They don't accept the payment credit card payment. They need to receive the payment by Postal money order or bank account.

Yamamoto Onkyo Kogei FAX +81 794 63 6405

Example of cost;

UX-4P ----- 4,500Yen
US-8P ----- 5,400Yen
211/845 ----- 7,000Yen
212 ----- 18,000Yen
WE 437A ----- 6,000yen

For VT1 and VT2, UV-4p socket matched, however old Western can't build tubes in strictly size. So this socket may be not match your tubes.

Details of types and size(48K gif)