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My Alex threw one of the screws that hold the plate down that the valve post bumps into on its stroke. (There should be a total of 8, and I'm down to 7.) I'd use the technical terms but I have no idea what they are. And I'd take a photo but my phone is toast. So I'm wondering - is that screw something I can find on the shelf in a hardware or music store or is it proprietary to Alexander?

I took a similar screw to a local hardware joint and they found a matching one and trimmed it to length for under a quarter. Didn't match exactly, but worked.

bloke wrote:on eBay (search "tuba screw") are some Yamaha M2 x .45 and M3 x .5 small-head nickel silver screws. Gouge-y prices, whatev'.

Just make sure you're on ebay and not google. "Tuba screw" pulls up some disturbing images.

Just make sure you're on ebay and not google. "Tuba screw" pulls up some disturbing images.

My thoughts exactly.......

bloke wrote:OK...
Of course, I tried it...
...an entire pages of various screws that fit tubas and sousaphones...
6th image was this:

Disturbing.

I bit the bait as well...