Reply To: Cuckoo Clocks

[JERRYWI]

Good Morning Charles;

Congratulations on your Cuckoo clock repair. I too took the challenge several years back and was amazed at all the linkages used to animate the music box, water wheels ,bellows, dancers and of coarse the cuckoo bird. I decided to try my hand at repairing the bellows myself so I ordered bellow paper (12″x12″) sheets and cut them to fit the particular size pipes and to my surprise, they worked.

I’ve purchased several books on the history and repair of Black Forest cuckoo and quail clocks but was very difficult to comprehend. It wasn’t until I purchased Bob’s course that I truly understood how the count wheel and/or rack and snail mechanisms worked. (Thanks Bob)

My only issue with cuckoo clocks is that after I bring them back to life I can’t seem to part with them. My wife say’s she counted about 50 and that I needed to thin the herd!! (LOL)

Good luck on your future repairs

Jerry