{"product_id":"b0hbj2lnmq","title":"The Complete Clock \u0026 Pendulum Repair Manual: Understanding, Regulating, and Repairing Antique Wall, Longcase, and Mantel Clocks —Movements, Escapements, Striking Trains, and Restoration, Step by Step","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen the case back. Understand the movement. Repair it. An inherited longcase clock, a comtoise found in a barn, a cuckoo clock silent for twenty years:  this manual teaches you to understand, regulate, and repair an antique clock or pendulum yourself , step by step, whether weight-driven or spring-driven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for the  serious hobbyist restorer , this guide takes you from identifying the piece all the way to the final regulation of its rate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross 30 progressive chapters, you will learn to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify and date a clock from its movement plate, its fusee, and its marks;\u003cbr\u003e\nTell apart the great regional traditions: comtoise, cuckoo, Vienna regulator, English longcase;\u003cbr\u003e\nUnderstand the recoil escapement, the deadbeat (Graham) escapement, and the Brocot escapement;\u003cbr\u003e\nRegulate the pendulum and its thermal compensation (gridiron, mercury, invar);\u003cbr\u003e\nRepair count-wheel and rack striking trains, and cuckoo mechanisms;\u003cbr\u003e\nSafely disassemble, clean, bush, and reassemble a movement;\u003cbr\u003e\nRestore dials, hands, glass, and cases with the caution an antique piece deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes technical diagrams, real photography, a bilingual glossary, and a directory of major manufacturers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNever force a mechanism that resists: understand first, then repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe manufacturer names mentioned are used in a purely nominative and documentary sense; this is an independent publication, not affiliated with the houses named. See the full note on the copyright page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924247150837,"sku":"YSL51612","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/61Ga0NzaoYL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672616","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0hbj2lnmq","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}