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abstibus | 07:11 Tue 29th Jan 2013 | How it Works
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I have a Vienna wall clock by Gustav Becker that has been silent for about two years and has suddenly started up again on its own.
(I was not able to find a clockmaker who could take a look and tell me what was wrong, so I had more or less given up).
As far as I know, it has not been moved at all. It gave me quite a shock to hear it chime this morning.
Could anyone suggest why it might suddenly decide to start?
Could anyone also suggest a clockmaker in N Ireland who might look at it for me?
Many thanks.
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The workings of any clock involve very fine pieces of very precise engineering all working together, if something slipped out of line or maybe a small bit of dust or dirt got stuck in the workings it is possible that it has cleared itself, maybe a change in temperature or humidity has caused a minute change somewhere, you will probably never know unless it...
08:45 Tue 29th Jan 2013
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Stewey
I took the photo with the iPad, so it looks crooked. Here is the best I can do with the logo:
http://i50.tinypic.com/24ex10k.jpgh
Good detail there; I didn't see the seconds dial in the first photo. Any chance of a photo of the entire clock?...Hope I'm not bugging you:). Anyway, off to the bar now, cheers>
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Cheers.
Annemollie, any more information on your clock yet?

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