#Vintage metronome free
You should have trouble free service during this time as long as you wind slowly and stop when resistance is felt, since it is possible to break the mainspring if you forcefully try to wind the spring once it is tight. It should not need cleaning again for about 10 to 20 years.
Most importantly: It keeps an even beat whether the sliding weight is set to 40 or 208 - a challenge to find in other metronomes described as "working perfectly". The accuracy also varies ever so slightly between fully wound and fully unwound states, and whether the bell is used or not.
#Vintage metronome full
It runs at least 4500 beats per full winding of the silent wind mechanism, a tiny bit less when using the bell. I also checked a few other settings: It runs spot on at 40 BPM and at 160, and 1% fast at 200 BPM, making it the best calibration I have ever seen in a mechanical metronome. After cleaning, the entire movement was oiled with synthetic clock oil, and then tested and calibrated at 80 BPM. This was done for you so you can enjoy it right away rather than waiting on a clock repair shop. Not many of the other metronomes you may find elsewhere get the proper kind of servicing of the movement and you may soon have issues with those other metronomes that have not been serviced, such as random clunks from gummy 50 year old grease binding up the mainspring. Note the lack of lint and built up grease and dirt on the close-up picture of my metronome movements that you might find on other seller's metronomes described as being in very good working condition (if you are lucky to even get a close up picture of the movement). The movement's condition is actually more important to a musician than the look of the exterior case. The brass movement was fully disassembled, cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaner, serviced, including removal and cleaning of the mainspring (very difficult to do in this particular movement), put in beat on a level surface, calibrated and pivots were just oiled, saving you at least $200 over those other "as found" metronomes (I know, since I work full-time in a clock repair shop doing movement cleaning and overhauls). Only a classic mechanical metronome produces the solid and desirable ticking sound that can't be matched by electronic devices producing cheap sounding tones and beeps. Of course, this weight does stay up by itself on the stick as it runs, which is not always the case on other "as found" metronomes. It has a wide, very visual pendulum swing with its original sliding weight to adjust the tempo and a very even, loud ticking sound as it runs. It runs like new and ticks louder and wider than most Seth Thomas metronomes, and the bell is also deeper sounding than most other metronomes, I think makes it easier to hear. It is priced appropriately given the work it takes to properly service one of these back to factory specs. Those sellers that actually do this detailed movement service will say so in their listings. This metronome is fully serviced and ready for use: You will probably not find another one of these rare Bell metronomes in this condition with the movement already serviced and metal gears inside. All looks like it was taken care of exceptionally well, with no signs of abuse that I can see, and I took extra pictures of all surfaces. All the bottom feet are firmly attached and the metronome rests completely level on a flat surface. There are only a couple of tiny nicks, marks and a stable, left side seam repair on the wood case. The reddish walnut or very dark Mahogany stained wood case is made out of solid wood, possibly birch (no veneers) and has a pretty dark reddish brown grain throughout. It is complete with no missing parts, and a solid case with no loose parts or splits. German companies are known for their high quality clocks, and their quality shows in this metronome! This metronome runs strong like it was brand new. This one has an all-wood case, metal bottom cover, and all-metal gears in the movement that are brass and steel. Wittner started producing metronomes in Germany in 1895, and this is one of their best models and they still make metronomes today (but with plastic movement gears). This is a very useful but rare option not normally seen on metronomes. The bell can also be set to not strike at all, so it functions as regular metronome. The unique bell chime on this metronome is a feature you can use to signal the start of a measure that has either 2, 3, 4, or 6 beats per measure. This fully restored and serviced metronome runs strong like it was brand new. This an all-original, fully serviced and working Vintage walnut / mahogany Wittner wind-up Metronome with Bell chime to count out measures! It is a real treasure to find this in excellent condition and was made I think in the 1970s, but could be older.
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