Clock repairing as a hobby : an illustrated how-to guide for the beginner / Harold C. Kelly.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Skyhorse Pub., [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 115 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781602391536
  • 160239153X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A look at the clock movement -- Escapements for pendulum clocks -- Escapements for balance wheel timepieces -- Pendulums -- Striking mechanisms -- Tools, materials, and supplies -- The American striking clock -- The 400-day clock -- The American alarm clock -- Special repair techniques.
Summary: "Besides covering the theory behind clock movement and design ... [this book] also provides the sheet music for popular chimes. The in-depth information with explanations of clock repair terminology and details on the tools, materials, and supplies that are needed for success, will benefit even skilled enthusiasts."--Cover.

Originally published: New York : Association Press, 1972.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A look at the clock movement -- Escapements for pendulum clocks -- Escapements for balance wheel timepieces -- Pendulums -- Striking mechanisms -- Tools, materials, and supplies -- The American striking clock -- The 400-day clock -- The American alarm clock -- Special repair techniques.

"Besides covering the theory behind clock movement and design ... [this book] also provides the sheet music for popular chimes. The in-depth information with explanations of clock repair terminology and details on the tools, materials, and supplies that are needed for success, will benefit even skilled enthusiasts."--Cover.

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2007 reprint of popular clock repair primer for the masses, text, may be a bit dated.

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