Seth Thomas Restored 5 Bell Sonora No. 61-1914 Antique Westminster Chimes Clock

  
E COMMERCE SOUND FILES OF THE SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 61 1911 ARE ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS LISTING - LISTEN AND ENJOY! PLEASE VISIT MY STORESETH THOMAS RESTORED ANTIQUE CLOCKS. AND TAKE A LOOK AT ADDITIONAL RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCK LISTINGS. OR FOR YOUR COLLECTION, OR FOR ONES OWN PLEASURE, OR PERHAPS AS A SPECIAL GIFT.

IS AN ELEGANT AND TASTEFULLY DESIGNED SETH THOMAS DORIC CABINET 5 BELL SONORA WESTMINSTER CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 61 - 1911. THIS ONE IS ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS. AND BOTH CLOCK MOVEMENTS AS WELL AS ALL ASPECTS OF THIS LOVELY SONORA HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED.

ONE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AN AWFULLY LONG TIME AND WILL STILL NOT FIND A FULLY RESTORED SONORA CHIME CLOCK NO. 61 AS FINE AS THIS ONE!!! THIS IS A SONORA CHIME CLOCK WITH A NEST OF 5 PATENTED SONORA RESONATED.

THE CHIMES ARE RESONANT, WITH SUPERB TIMBRE AND DECAY AFTER EACH NOTE IS SOUNDED OTHER NON-SETH BELL CHIME ANTIQUE CLOCKS SIMPLY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE BELL SOUNDS FROM THIS CHIME 61 SONORA. THE NEW OWNER WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO PLACE THE SETH SONORA CHIME 61 IN A VERY SPECIAL LOCATION IN THE HOME. THE SETH THOMAS SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 61 - 1911 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS THIRD EDITION, VOLUME 1, PAGE 165. THE SONORA 61 IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, WITH A HIGHEST GRADE SATIN RUBBED RIBBON MAHOGANY PATINA AND A CLEAN AND STYLISH CABINET DESIGN THAT REALLY ATTRACTS ATTENTION. THE DORIC STYLING WITH ROUND TOP, RICH INLAY WORK ON THE FRONT, THE CLEAN ELEGANT LINES AND RAISED BASE VIA THE BRASS BUTTON FEET CREATE AN INVITING PRESENTATION - AND A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO THE EASILY READ IMMACULATE RESTORED ORIGINAL 6 ½ INCH DIAL, SIGNATURE SETH FULL SPADE HANDS, POLISHED BRASS BEZEL, AND HEAVY CONVEX AND BEVELED DIAL GLASS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIAL AND HEAVY BEVELED GLASS IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4. THE DIAL IS FLAWLESS, AND THE ARABIC NUMERALS ARE VIVID AND CLEAR.

THIS PARTICULAR DORIC CABINET SONORA IS REALLY AN ATTENTION GETTER BECAUSE OF ITS STYLE AND STATEMENT WHEN DISPLAYED IT ALWAYS DRAWS GUESTS OR FRIENDS BACK FOR ANOTHER LOOK. THE CABINET IS GRAND, WITH SOME CHARACTER MARKS ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS, BUT GRAND NEVERTHELESS. PLEASE TAKE A CLOSE INSPECTION AND LOOK AT THE CABINET YOURSELF VIA THE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS. THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE FOLLOWED BY THE HOUR STRIKE ON DEEP TONED BELL NUMBER 5 IS ABSOLUTELY STIRRING.

BY ALL MEANS LISTEN FOR YOURSELF VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE SOUND FILES. WITH THE SONORA 61 DESIGN, SETH ACHIEVED THE SONORA SOUND IN A MODIFIED DORIC MAHOGANY CABINET WITH FLEXIBLE PLACEMENT OPTIONS - A SMART CHOICE FOR BOTH COLLECTING AND ADORNING THE HOME. INDEED, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SONORAS BECAUSE IT CAN BE PLACED PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE AND IS GUARANTEED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION NO MATTER WHERE IT IS LOCATED, WHETHER IT BE USED PRIMARILY FOR TIME KEEPING, AS A DÉCOR ITEM, OR BOTH!!!

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 NEW AMBER SHELLAC, AND THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND RESTORED WITH MY SPECIAL PROCESS, IN ORDER TO BRING FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE SHELLAC PATINA TIME CONSUMING, YES BUT JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONORA NO.

THIS SONORA 61 IS AN ALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY THAT YOU WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OWNING. EVERY ASPECT OF THE SONORA 61 HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEST OF 5 RESONATED 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 61, AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SONORAS IN GENERAL. 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 A CLOSE-UP OF THE LEVER IS SHOWN AS AN INSET IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 3. THE 89AG MOVEMENT HANDLES THE TIME AND HOUR STRIKE FUNCTIONS AND THE 90B MOVEMENT HANDLES THE QUARTER HOUR FUNCTIONS. EACH QUARTER HOUR SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON THE RESONATED BELLS WITH RICH HARMONICS, TIMBRE AND LINGERING DECAY WHEN STRUCK. THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON FOUR OF THE BELLS. THE HOUR COUNT IS SOUNDED AS A FULL BODIED MUSICAL FOUR-BELL-CHORD ON ALL FOUR RESONATED BELLS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO LISTEN AND CAREFULLY REVIEW THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING, IN ORDER TO FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT OWNERS IN THE 1911 - 1920 TIME FRAME EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR NEW AND, AT THE TIME, VERY EXPENSIVE SONORA 61 CLOCKS. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINALLY ISSUED BOY ON A FENCE PENDULUM BOB AND A CORRECT ST LOGO BRASS DOUBLE ENDED KEY. CLOSE-UP VIEWS ARE SHOWN IN PHOTO 1 AND 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 NEST OF SONORA BELLS. 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 10 SHOWS THE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED BELLS AND BELL NEST WITH SOUND CAVITIES THAT CAN BE SEEN ON THE END. ALSO PICTURED IS THE SONORA PATENT MARK THAT IS EMBOSSED ON THE WOODEN BELL NEST. 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 - #89AG AND #90B. BOTH THE 89AG TIME AND HOUR STRIKE MOVEMENT, AND THE 90B 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 89AG WERE UNLOADED, AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRST QUALITY 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAINSPRINGS IN THE BOTTOM INSET OF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 9.

I USE HIGHEST GRADE 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS, NOT THE INEXPENSIVE GRADE 96 INCH MAINSPRINGS. MAINSPRINGS ARE THE HEART OF ENERGY FOR THE MOVEMENT, AND SHORTCUTS OR OMISSIONS TO MAINSPRING CONDITION WOULD BE A SERIOUS ERROR! THE GREAT MAINSPRING IN THE 90B MOVEMENT WAS UNLOADED, INSPECTED, CHECKED FOR MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, LUBRICATED, AND RELOADED INTO THE MAINSPRING BARREL.

PAY SPECIAL NOTICE TO THREE CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THE #90B CHIME MOVEMENT: THE GREAT WHEEL GEAR, THE SECOND WHEEL GEAR WITH PINION, AND THE CHIME DRUM THAT SYNCHRONIZES AND DRIVES THE CHIME HAMMERS. THESE ARE SHOWN IN THE TOP INSET OF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 9. 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 E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES FOR AN ACCURATE RENDERING OF THE CLARITY, RESONANCE, TONE, AND RICH DECAY OF EACH NOTE STRUCK WHEN THE SONORA 61 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 #89AG MOVEMENT, THE. ARE CHECKED AND SET - AN OBJECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO FOR BEAT ERROR IS DESIRED. THIS RESTORED 89AG MOVEMENT ADJUSTED TO ZERO ERROR AND STABILIZED AT ZERO ERROR. THIS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE INSET IN PHOTO 10. FOR PENDULUM BEAT RATE, THE 89AG 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 57 WERE RESTORED TO SUPERIOR CONDITIION. THE BEAT RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS IS PICTURED IN THE INSET OF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 11.

61 - 1914 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 FULL SIZE DORIC CABINET 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 10 ½ W X 13 ½H X 8 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. IMPORTANT NOTE - SOUND FILES ARE ATTACHED VIA THE E COMMERCE PLAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. FOUR SOUND FILES OF THE SETH SONORA CHIME 61 - 1911 WITH #89AG AND # 90B 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 "SETH THOMAS RESTORED 5 BELL SONORA NO. 61-1914 ANTIQUE WESTMINSTER CHIMES CLOCK" is in sale since Friday, June 7, 2019.

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, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Ecuador, Iceland, Sri lanka, Peru, Pakistan, Viet nam, Uruguay.

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