Restored Seth Thomas Antique Sonora 2 1911 Chime Clock With Deep Toned Bells

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 FILES ARE ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 2 1911. OR FOR ONES OWN PLEASURE. FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. OF THE FINEST ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS CLOCKS. IS A FULLY RESTORED SETH THOMAS SONORA WESTMINSTER CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 2 1911, EQUIPPED WITH 4 DEEP TONED SONORA BELLS, THE LARGEST BELLS OFFERED IN A SONORA. THIS ONE IS EQUISITE, AND BOTH CLOCK MOVEMENTS IN THIS LOVELY. HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED THE. 2 IS SELDOM SEEN, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH PRISTINE AND RESTORED CONDITION THIS ONE CAN BE PLACED AS A CENTERPIECE WITH PRIDE IN A VERY SPECIAL LOCATION. ONE CAN LOOK A LONG, LONG TIME AND NOT FIND A. 2 LIKE THIS ONE! THIS IS A WESTMINSTER SONORA WITH FOUR DEEP TONED 3 1/4 INCH RESONATED BELLS AND A TUNED WOODEN BELL NEST DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE LOVELY TIMBRE OF THE SONORA BELLS THE CHIMES ARE RICH AND RESONANT OTHER NON-SETH BELL CHIME ANTIQUE CLOCKS SIMPLY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE GLORIOUS SOUND FROM THIS CHIME NUMBER 2 SONORA. THE NEW OWNER WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO PLACE THE SONORA 2 1911 IN A LOCATION THAT WILL CARRY THE SONORA SOUND THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE SONORA 2 IS A PLEASURE TO VIEW, WITH AN ELEGANT AND UNIQUE ADAMANTINE FINISH RESEMBLING OLIVE WOOD, JUST LOVELY!!! THE UNIQUE AND FETCHING FINISH IS COUPLED WITH A CLEAN, ELEGANT CABINET CASE DESIGN. THE RICH AND RESTORED ADAMANTINE FINISH IS SUPERIOR, WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHIPPING AT SOME EDGES WHICH IS TYPICAL OF ADAMANTINE FINISH CLOCKS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CLOSE IN VIEWS, AS THE PHOTOS ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. LOTS OF EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO RESTORE ADAMANDINE TO ITS ORIGINAL BRIGHTNESS IN ORDER TO BRING FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE ORIGINAL WORK TIME CONSUMING, YES BUT JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONORA NO. 2 CABINET AND THE TRIM, AS WELL AS THE PEDESTAL BASE! ALSO NOTE THE LARGE 6 1/2 INCH SILVERED DIAL WITH BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS ORIGINAL FULL SPADE BLUED STEEL HANDS. THIS FOUR BELL PROPERLY RESTORED SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 2 IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SETH THOMAS SONORAS BY COLLECTORS. FINDING ONE THAT IS, OR CAN BE, COMPLETELY RESTORED IS DIFFICULT. THIS SONORA 2 IS AN ALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY THAT YOU WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OWNING. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE DETAILS, BY ALL MEANS CONTACT ME. THE SONORA CHIME CLOCK NO. 2 1911 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS VOLUME 1, 3D EDITION PAGE 152. 1914 WAS THE DATE OF FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE SETH THOMAS CATALOGS, WITH ACTUAL MANUFACTURE DATES BEGINNING IN 1911, AND VARYING THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCTION PERIOD. EVERY ASPECT OF THE. 2 HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEST OF. 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. 2, AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SONORAS IN GENERAL. PLEASE STUDY THE SUPERSIZE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS TO REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF THE SONORA NO. THE 6 ½ SILVERED SONORA DIAL CAN BE VIEWED FROM ACROSS A LARGE ROOM, AND HAS BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS LARGE SPADE MINUTE AND HOUR HANDS. SURROUNDING THE DIAL IS A LOVELY POLISHED BRASS SASH AND BEZEL, WITH A HEAVY CONVEX, DIAL GLASS. THE BEZEL SNAPS CLOSED NICELY, AND DOES NOT SAG, AS DO SOME. SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4 INCLUDES A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE SILVERED DIAL AND SASH. 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, AND A SLIDE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE IS FOR CHIME-SILENT OPERATION. WHEN OPERATED BOTH THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES AND THE HOUR COUNT WILL BE SILENCED. THE 890 MOVEMENT HANDLES THE TIME AND HOUR STRIKE FUNCTIONS AND THE 90D MOVEMENT HANDLES THE QUARTER HOUR FUNCTIONS. EACH QUARTER HOUR WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON FOUR OF THE RICH AND RESONANT SONORA BELLS. AND THE HOUR COUNT IS SOUNDED AS A FULL BODIED SINGLE NOTE ON DEEP TONED BELL 4. BY ALL MEANS LISTEN TO THE. 2 PERFORM VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER SOUND FILES AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. THE SONORA CHIME NO. 2 – 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 FULL SIZE SONORA CHIME CLOCK, SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, OR SHELF DISPLAY – IDEAL FOR A GIFT. A MEMORABLE OCCASION FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 12 W X 15 H X 6 1/2 D. RESTORATION AND TECHNICAL DETAILS. 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 SOUND CAVITIES THAT CAN BE SEEN VIA THE INSET PHOTO. CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THE BELLS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ONE HAIRLINE CRACK CAN CAUSE A. TO LOSE ALL TONE AND TIMBRE, AND THE BEGINNING OF A HAIRLINE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS GROW TO A FULL HAIRLINE CRACK. MOVEMENTS – #89O AND #90D. BOTH THE 89O TIME AND HOUR STRIKE MOVEMENT, AND THE 90D 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. THE INSETS OF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 10 CONTAINS INSET PICTURES OF THE MOVEMENTS AFTER DISASSAMBLY, ULTRASONIC CLEANING, BUSHING AND PIVOT WORK. NOTE THE REASSEMBLED GREAT WHEELS OF THE 89O MOVEMENT WITH THE NEW HIGHEST GRADE MAINSPRINGS INSTALLED. AS INFORMATION, THERE ARE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE 90D MOVEMENT, CONSISTING OF THE DRUM THAT SYNCHRONIZES AND DRIVES THE CHIME HAMMERS, THE GREAT WHEEL GEAR AND THE FIRST PINION GEAR. IF ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS IS ABOUT TO FAIL, 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. GOOD COUNSEL ON A CONTEMPLATED. OF UNKNOWN CONDITION, BY ALL MEANS HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BE PREPARED FOR SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND EXTREME FRUSTRATION, AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. JUST LISTEN TO THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES FOR AN ACCURATE RENDERING OF THE CLARITY, RESONANCE AND RICH DECAY OF EACH NOTE STRUCK WHEN THE SONORA 2 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 AND TESTING ARE INCLUDED AS INFORMATION FOR THE VIEWER. NOTICE IN PHOTO 11 THE PENDULUM BEAT ERROR ADJUSTMENT AND THE PENDULUM RATE ADJUSTMENT – AN OBJECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO FOR BEAT ERROR IS DESIRED. THIS RESTORED 89AG MOVEMENT ADJUSTED TO ZERO ERROR AND STABILIZED AT ZERO ERROR. FOR PENDULUM RATE, THE 89O IS DESIGNED TO RUN AT 9,777 BEATS PER HOUR. NOTE THE STABILIZED MOVEMENT EASILY HOLDING 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. 2 WERE RESTORED TO. THE PENDULUM SWING ARC OF THE RESTORED 89AG MOVEMENT IS A FULL 3 5/8 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 #89 MOVEMENT WITH A PENDULUM AMPLITUDE OF 2 ½ INCHES OR LESS A SIGN OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH. CLOCK OF UNKNOWN OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY, A TRIP THE CLOCK DOCTOR IS LIKELY AND COSTLY. 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 ATTACHED. FOUR SOUND FILES OF THE SETH SONORA CHIME 2 – 1911 WITH #89O AND # 90D MOVEMENTS IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE ST 89O 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 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 SONORA 2 1911 CHIME CLOCK WITH DEEP TONED BELLS” is in sale since Tuesday, February 2, 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. 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• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Seth Thomas Herschede New Haven
• Clock Type: Antique Clock