Restored Seth Thomas Antique Grand Gothic Sonora Bells Chime Clock No. 16-1911

  

IMPORTANT WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ME. PART OF MY DNA IS THE LONG TERM AND CONTINUING PASSION FOR THE PROPER RESTORATION OF SELECTED ANTIQUE CLOCKS, PRIMARILY SETH THOMAS AND HERSCHEDE. EACH RESTORATION IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA BEST METHODS AND PRACTICES, ACQUIRED THROUGH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND TECHNIQUES ACQUIRED. THE CLOCKS THAT I SELECT FOR RESTORATION AND SUBSEQUENT RESALE REPRESENT SPECIFICALLY SELECTED MODELS, WHICH ARE BEST CANDIDATES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WHO DESIRES TO OWN AN HIERLOOM ANTIQUE CLOCK, AS WELL AS TO ENJOY A TASTE OF ANTIQUE CLOCK AMERICANA. SINCERELY PRESENTED, STEVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER SOUND FILE LINKS ARE ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE. 4-DEEP-TONED-BELLS SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 16 - 1911.

OR FOR ONES OWN PLEASURE. IS AN ABSOLUTELY GRAND SETH THOMAS SONORA WESTMINSTER CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 16 1911. THIS ONE IS EQUISITE, AND BOTH CLOCK MOVEMENTS IN THIS LOVELY. HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED - ONE CAN LOOK A LONG, LONG TIME, BUT WILL NOT FIND A FULLY RESTORED. 16 AS FINE AS THIS ONE!

THIS IS A SONORA CHIME CLOCK WITH A NEST OF FOUR SUBERB DEEP TONED BELLS. AND AN EXPANSIVE SOUND CHAMBER. THE LARGEST ACOUSTIC RESONANCE SOUND CHAMBERS OF ANY SETH THOMAS SONORA. THE CHIMES ARE RICH AND RESONANT OTHER NON-SETH BELL CHIME ANTIQUE CLOCKS SIMPLY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE GLORIOUS SOUND FROM THIS CHIME 16 SONORA.

THE NEW OWNER WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO PLACE THE SETH 16 IN A VERY SPECIAL LOCATION IN THE HOME. THE SONORA 16 IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, WITH A MELLOW SATIN DULL RUBBED RIBBON MAHOGANY PATINA AND A GRAND YET CLEAN AND ELEGANT CASE DESIGN. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CLOSE IN VIEWS. THE ORIGINAL SHELLAC ON THE RIBBON MAHOGANY FINISH WAS AMALGAMATED WITH AMBER SELLAC AND THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND RESTORED WITH MY SPECIAL PROCESS, IN ORDER TO BRING FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE ORIGINAL MAHOGANY TIME CONSUMING, YES BUT JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS EIGHTEEN AND ONE-HALF INCH HIGH SONORA NO.

16 GOTHIC CATHEDRAL STYLE CABINET! THIS FOUR BELL SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 16 IN FULLY RESTORED CONDITION IS A MOST SOUGHT AFTER SETH THOMAS SONORA BY COLLECTORS AND SONORA ENTHUSIASTS. FINDING ONE THAT IS, OR CAN BE, COMPLETELY RESTORED IS PLAIN DIFFICULT BECAUSE MOST ARE ALREADY PART OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. A NOTE ON DEEP TONED BELLS. SETH THOMAS SONORAS WERE OUTFITTED WITH THREE SIZES OF SONORA BELLS: SMALL BELLS, MEDIUM 2 7/8 INCH DIAMETER RESONATED BELLS, AND LARGE 3 1/4 INCH DIAMETER DEEP TONED BELLS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE SONORA 55 AND 255 ARE EQUIPPED WITH SMALL BELLS; THE SONORA 61, 261, 64 AND 264 WERE OUTFITTED WITH MEDIUM 2 7/8 INCH RESONATED BELLS; THE SONORA 16, AND SEVERAL OTHER OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE SONORAS, WERE FITTED WITH THE LARGE 3 1/4 INCH DEEP TONED BELLS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE PURE LISTENING PRESENCE GIVEN BY THE SONORA 16 WITH THE DEEP TONED NEST OF BELLS. BY ALL MEANS TAKE A LISTEN AND HEAR FOR YOURSELF. THIS SONORA 16 IS AN ALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY THAT YOU WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OWNING. THE SONORA CHIME CLOCK NO. 16 1911 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS VOLUME 1, 3D EDITION PAGE 157. EVERY ASPECT OF THE SONORA 16 HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEST OF FOUR DEEP TONED SONORA BELLS. AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF THE QUALITY, BECAUSE MY PERSONAL OBJECTIVE, AS ALWAYS, IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS. ANYONE WHO DESIRES SHOULD FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF THE SONORA 16, AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SONORAS IN GENERAL. PLEASE STUDY THE SUPERSIZE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS TO REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF THE SONORA CHIME 16. THE GENEROUS 8 SILVERED SONORA DIAL CAN BE VIEWED FROM ACROSS A LARGE ROOM, AND HAS BLACK ETCHED ARABIC NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS LARGE SPADE CUT STEEL MINUTE AND HOUR HANDS.

SURROUNDING THE DIAL IS A LOVELY POLISHED BRASS SASH AND BEZEL, WITH A CONVEX, HEAVILY BEVELED DIAL GLASS. THE BEZEL SNAPS CLOSED NICELY, AND DOES NOT SAG, AS DO SOME.

SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4 INCLUDES CLOSE UP VIEWS OF THE BEVELED GLASS AND SILVERED DIAL. IN ADDITION, INSETS IN PHOTO 4 SHOW THE SETH THOMAS SONORA CHIME AND MADE BY SETH THOMAS IN U.

DIAL EMBOSSMENTS, AUTHENTICATING MANUFACTURE BY SETH THOMAS. THE DIAL HAS THE AGED SILVERED PATINA AND SHADING FROM NEARLY 100 YEARS OF BEING AROUND, SO DESIRED WITH ANTIQUE SONORAS. THE ETCHED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS ARE CRISP AND READABLE PLEASE REVIEW AND LET THE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

THE SONORA 16 IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED 4 BELL SONORA. AND IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A BRAND NEW OFF THE SHELF CLOCK. IT WOULD BE A TRAGIC INJUSTICE TO DESTROY THE VARIOUS PATINAS THAT GIVE THE SETH SUCH CHARACTER.

THE WINDING HOLE NEAR THE 8 IS FOR THE HOUR COUNT CHIME; THE ONE NEAR THE 4 IS FOR THE TIME TRAIN. BOTH THE HOUR COUNT AND TIME TRAIN ARE HANDLED BY THE NO. ANOTHER HOLE AT THE 3 IS FOR WINDING THE QUARTER-HOUR WESTMINSTER CHIMES, HANDLED BY THE NO.

A SMALLER HOLE BELOW THE HAND SHAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DIAL IS FOR ACCESSING THE SLOW-FAST TIME ADJUSTMENT. A SLIDE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE IS FOR CHIME-SILENT OPERATION. WHEN OPERATED, THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES WILL BE SILENCED. THE 89N MOVEMENT HANDLES THE TIME AND HOUR STRIKE FUNCTIONS AND THE 90A MOVEMENT HANDLES THE QUARTER HOUR FUNCTIONS.

EACH QUARTER HOUR SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON THE DEEP TONED BELLS WITH RICH HARMONICS, TIMBRE AND LINGERING DECAY WHEN STRUCK. PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO LISTEN AND CAREFULLY REVIEW THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES IN ORDER TO FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT OWNERS IN THE 1911 TIME FRAME APPRECIATED WITH THEIR NEW AND, AT THE TIME, VERY EXPENSIVE 4 BELL DEEP TONED BELL SONORA 16 CLOCKS.

ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINALLY ISSUED BRASS COVERED PENDULUM BOB AND A BRASS DOUBLE ENDED KEY. CLOSE-UP VIEWS ARE SHOWN IN PHOTO 1 AND PHOTO 2. PLEASE OBSERVE THAT NEARLY HALF OF MY LISTING PORTFOLIO CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS AND MOVEMENT RESTORATION OF THE CLOCK.

YOU DESERVE, AND SHOULD EXPECT, A RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. I STRIVE TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN SIMPLY SELL YOU AN ANTIQUE CLOCK. THE RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDED COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLOCK. THE SONORA CHIME BELLS AND CHIME BLOCK ASSEMBLY WERE CAREFULLY DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED TO RESTORE THE RESONANT TIMBRE OF THE SONORA BELLS, AND EXAMINED FOR CONDITION TO INSURE THE ABSENCE OF HAIRLINE CRACKS, ETC.

SUPERSIZE PHOTO 9 SHOWS THE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED BELLS AND BELL NEST WITH FOUR LARGE SOUND CAVITIES THAT CAN BE SEEN ON THE END. ALSO PICTURED IS THE REASSEMBLED NEST OF BELLS AND A SHOT OF THE FOUR SONORA BELLS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THE BELLS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ONE HAIRLINE CRACK CAN CAUSE A SONORA BELL TO LOSE ALL TONE AND TIMBRE, AND THE BEGINNING OF A HAIRLINE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS GROW TO A FULL HAIRLINE CRACK.

IN ADDITION, OTHER ISSUES WITH CRACKED, BROKEN, OR DETERIORATED WOODEN AND PRESSED FELT BELL SPACERS, USED TO SEPARATE THE BELLS, WILL IMPACT THE SOUND, YET CANNOT BE DETECTED BY CASUAL INSPECTION. MOVEMENTS - #89N AND #90A.

BOTH THE 89N TIME AND HOUR STRIKE MOVEMENT, AND THE 90A CHIME MOVEMENT WERE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS, INSPECTED IN DETAIL FOR CONDITION OF THE PIVOT BUSHINGS, GEAR TRAIN, AND ARBOR OR PIVOT ABNORMALITIES. OUT OF TOLERANCE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. EVERY OPERATIONAL ASPECT OF EACH MOVEMENT WAS ADDRESSED. THE MOVEMENTS WERE THEN REASSEMBLED AND PROPERLY LUBRICATED.

BOTH MAINSPRINGS IN THE 89N WERE REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHEST GRADE 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS, NOT THE LOWER QUALITY 96 INCH KIND THAT ARE MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE. THE GREAT MAINSPRING IN THE 90A WAS REMOVED, FOUND TO BE FATIGUED, AND REPLACED WITH A NEW 136 INCH HIGHEST GRADE MAINSPRING, TO INSURE THAT THE 90A MOVEMENT PERFORMS RELIABLY AND WITH PROPER TEMPO. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS OF THE #90A MOVEMENT WHICH BEAR SPECIAL NOTICE AS THEY ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS: THE GREAT WHEEL GEAR, THE SECOND WHEEL GEAR WITH PINION, AND THE CHIME DRUM THAT SYNCHRONIZES AND DRIVES THE CHIME HAMMERS. IF ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS IS ABOUT TO FAIL, IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE COST TO REPAIR WILL GIVE YOU A JOLT, BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE IN SUPPLY CHANNELS; ANOTHER MOVEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED.

THAT IS WHY I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THESE CRITICAL COMPONENTS ARE IN TOP CONDITION ON MY RESTORED SETH SONORA CLOCKS. JUST LISTEN TO THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES FOR AN ACCURATE RENDERING OF THE CLARITY, RESONANCE, TONE DEPTH AND RICH DECAY OF EACH NOTE STRUCK WHEN THE SONORA 16 CHIMES AND STRIKES THE HOUR. AFTER REASSAMBLY, APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR TIME, CHIME, HOUR STRIKE, SYNCHRONIZATION, PENDULUM RATE AND BEAT ERROR ETC. WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEANS. AN EXTENDED BENCH RUN TEST FOLLOWED.

SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE RESTORATION WORK ARE PART OF THE PORTFOLIO. AS PART OF THE TESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS PROCEDURES ON THE #89N MOVEMENT, THE. ARE CHECKED AND SET - AN OBJECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO FOR BEAT ERROR IS DESIRED. THIS RESTORED 89N MOVEMENT ADJUSTED TO ZERO ERROR AND STABILIZED AT ZERO ERROR.

THIS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PHOTO 11. FOR PENDULUM BEAT RATE, THE 89N IS DESIGNED TO RUN AT 9,777 BEATS PER HOUR. THE RESTORED MOVEMENT EASILY HELD THE 9,777 BEAT RATE, MEANING THE TIME KEEPING WILL BE DEPENDABLE AND THE MOVEMENT WILL GIVE RELIABLE SERVICE. IN FACT, BOTH MOVEMENTS IN THE SONORA 16 WERE RESTORED TO SUPERIOR CONDITIION. THE BEAT RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS IS ALSO PICTURED IN PHOTO 11. THE PENDULUM SWING ARC OF THE 89N FRONT MOVEMENS IS A FULL 3 3/4 INCHES, VERY ROBUST AND EXCEEDING ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS. A HEALTY PENDULUM SWING IS A POSITIVE INDICATOR OF A HEALTY MOVEMENT THAT HAS VERY LITTLE FRICTION AND LOTS OF ENERGY.

BEWARE OF A #89N MOVEMENT WITH A PENDULUM AMPLITUDE OF 2 ½ INCHES OR LESS A SIGN OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH. 16 - 1911 WILL BE THE CENTER-PIECE OF A GRAND DECORATIVE SETTING, AND IT IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT, BECAUSE ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE YEAR AFTER YEAR.

THIS IS A LARGE FULL SIZE CATHEDRAL SONORA CHIME CLOCK. SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, OR SHELF DISPLAY - IDEAL FOR A GIFT.

A MEMORABLE PRESENT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 12 ½ W X 18 ½H X 9 ¼ D. ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY.

ENJOY THE LISTING IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME, STEVE. IMPORTANT NOTE E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER SOUND FILES. ARE ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING.

FOUR SOUND FILES OF THE SETH SONORA CHIME 16 - 1911 WITH #89N AND # 90A MOVEMENTS IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES. WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES AT 7:15 7:30 7:45 - LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN A SLOW, SLUGGISH OR DRAGGING TEMPO. THE FULL 16 NOTE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE AND HOUR COUNT AT 8:00.

AGAIN, LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE AND RICH DECAY - AND AGAIN THE ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN SLOW, SLUGGISH OR DRAGGING TEMPO. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SOUND RECORDING.

THE MICROPHONE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MOVEMENT FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, AND SOME NORMAL GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS WILL BE HEARD. THE OPERATION SOUNDS ARE NOT NOTICED AT TYPICAL LISTENING DISTANCES. The item "RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE GRAND GOTHIC SONORA BELLS CHIME CLOCK NO. 16-1911" is in sale since Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Antique (Pre-1930)\Shelf, Mantel". The seller is "distinctiveclocks_and_audio" and is located in Irmo, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Seth Thomas Herschede New Haven
• Clock Type: Antique Clock