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Wot no pictures?
I haven't been able to load pictures for days!
It's that Picasa messing me about.
I'm all behind now - and forgotten most of what I was going to say.
Now, where were we? Oh, yes.
Now the organ is finished*, I must get started on a new project. I am not one to just sit around.
I actually have a back-log of things to do and it's really a matter of choosing which to do next.
I have dozens of 'things' sitting in cardboard boxes waiting for some "tender loving care". (a bit like me really.)
Musical instruments waiting repair, a lovely 'musical box', clocks by the dozen and then of course there is the quarter full size, live steam, traction engine to finish. I think the sewing ladies call these UFO's. (Unfinished objects.)
Well, I decided on clocks; I have loads of my own to get up and running but brother Adrian has landed me with a lovely English Dial Clock, which he wants to give to Rosemary as part of her Wedding presents.
Like everything else this came in a cardboard box, and unlike most, seemed to be in one piece.
It was not in working order and also needed some repairs to the case.
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I soon had it stripped down and there inside was this lovely Fusee movement.
Hazel thought I said Fishy movement and had to investigate.
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"Can't smell fish here."
"Just dust if you ask me."
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I have to admit, I can't ever remember having seen a movement so dusty.
Took it all to pieces, gave it a good clean and then reassembled it.
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A little clock oil in the right places.
And away she went.
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Now left on test, whilst I look at the repairs needed to the case.
I apologise to those not interested in clocks, but I told Ade I would blog once a week to keep him informed of progress.
*The organ is not completely finished - I still have another 13 pipes to make.
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That is a lovely clock :-)
ReplyDeleteI think you are very clever to know how to put it all back together without having any bits left over. So that's all it needed - a good clean ? I wonder how old it is?
ReplyDeleteCheers
Helen
When I was a nipper there seemed to be so many old things - cars, musical instruments, clocks, kitchen things, farm implements etc - lying around that we took it all for granted. Makes me cringe now to think how much more could've been saved and kept.
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful that you're able (and willing) to restore things.
It's sweet the way cats like to help.
Kate
Kate
I put a comment here earlier and when I clicked to post it I got "Error 503" and something about service being unavailable. This kept happening last week.
ReplyDeleteAnyway what I said was how much I liked the sweet little cat photos, and how it's hard to find people to repair things. You must be quite an asset in your family and probably your neighbourhood. Unc'll fix it!
Lovely clock, you must have a lot of patience.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good clock Cherie, I'm trying to work out when and where it was built. It was last repaired up your 'neck of the woods' in Stourbridge.
ReplyDeleteHelen, these clocks are quite easy to service. The difficult ones are those that strike and chime. I am guessing at about 150 years. I need to look up the Makers details on the web.
Kate, I agree entirely. If I had loads of space I'd save lots more. Years ago loads of stuff was thrown away, but nowadays people are more aware of the potential value. I have two workshops, so repairing things it no problem. (most of the time). It's finding time to do it that's hard.
Morning Foody,
I have that problem leaving comments on my own blog! :(
I find it goes away if you 'reload' or 'refresh' the page. :)
Hazel says "Thank you for the complement".
She follows me around all the time - if she's not eating or sleeping!
She loves to see what I am up to, and even gets to check out the shopping when I get home.
Eliza, I just love old mechanical things. I started taking old clocks apart as a boy, just to see how they worked! Of course in those days I rarely got them back together. :(
I've had fifty years practice now. :)
Cheers all......Bernard.