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I have a Shaker Hancock wall clock with a Mason & Sullivan 33710x movement. It has a silence lever just to the top left if your viewing the movement from the back. I need to fabricate a way to get the lever out to the side of the case so I can silence the chimes at night or from the bottom below the chime block. What do you recommend?
Hi John,
I usually attach a piece of 3/32" solid brass rod through the small hole in the end of the chime silencer lever. I leave it long enough to hang down just enough to see it behind the bottom edge of the dial frame. I bend the loose end into a circular loop to make it easy to grasp. Brass rod is available from most hobby and model train shops. This method doesn't affect the attractiveness of the clock, and saves a huge amount of time cutting a slot in the side of the clock.
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Martin Meyer
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Can answer repair and service questions for most types of clocks, antique and modern, mechanical and battery. NO watches, appraisals, identification, history, dating, or questions about cuckoo clocks. Website for Modern and Antique Clock Repair: Clockmasteronline.com
Experience
24 Years as owner and repairman of clock repair business, 28 years in the field. Factory Independent Service Center for Howard Miller, Ridgeway and (formerly) Sligh Clocks. Specializing in Fine Antique Longcase (grandfather) clocks. Clock repair Website: (Please remove "Not" from the address - this is a spam protection): www.NotClockmasteronline.com
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AWCI (American Watchmakers and Clockmakers Institute) and NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors)
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Am also an Expert in the "AllExperts-Antiques-Antique Clocks" Category.
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Trained by a former Rolex Asia watchmaker, and by a Master Watchmaker/Clockmaker.
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