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Its that time of the year for a lot of us, one of the few times we get to take our horns out...Tubachristmas! Only problem is my Miraphone 1261 piston button pads are shot. Get a really beautiful CLANK CLANK CLANK metal on metal sound when I press down the valve - sound of the button hitting the piston cap. So the question is, where in the world can I get replacement pads? Something a local "school brass rental" kinda place would have?

If possible, would love to replace the ones I've got with the same style/type. Some sort of black rubber neoprene that make the pistons SILENT when pressing them down.... Any ideas? Maybe a dumb question, but are a lot of these piston buttons standard sizes, or different brands have different sizes?

Might have to settle for a set of felts procured locally in the short term (jam is on Dec. 4th in Newport News, VA), but would ideally like to get pointed in the right direction. Figured ask here, then bug my nearest Miraphone dealer via telephone - Tuba Exchange in Durham?

Pic - https://www.dropbox.com/s/qv0efpryhnghq ... 5.JPG?dl=0" target="_blank

I got the ones for my Kalison from bloke. Thats been a while so I don't know if he still offers them.

Everything you need:

http://www.dawkes.co.uk/index.php" target="_blank

Thanks for the tips! Ending up getting some felts from a local place, they seem to work ok...

No CLANK on valves 1,2 and 4, but 3 is still a much quieter clank....

Picture of what I got out of/off my horn are below. Would love to figure out what these are. They worked AWESOMELY up until recently.

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