Here is a free way to replace the bellows on your clock.
Making cuckoo clock bellows.
The cuckoo is wooden not plastic which dates the clock.
You must choose a spot in.
I acquired some bellows material and spent a few hours doing the repair.
Use wide wood screw like a 8 or 10 that is long enough the fasten into a stud in the wall.
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The clock should be 6 to 6 5 feet 1 8 to 2 m above the floor.
The clock was made by the cuckoo clock mfg.
I will be using wood glue here but i ve used white glue and modge podge before and all.
Antique style cuckoo clock bellows w tube 6 60 49 60.
Has your cuckoo clocks bellow material torn causing your clock to not sound right.
After you get the back off you.
For example if there were 6 cuckoos point the hour hand to the six.
If there is any resistance for this to happen it will not function.
Put the clock up on the wall and turn the minute hand to make the clock cuckoo out the top of the hour.
A detailed beginner s guide to rebellowing a cuckoo clock step 1.
In time though the bellows material can develop leaks which cause the tone of the flute to diminish and finally stop altogether.
The movement is stamped made in germany with a model number 100 171.
Cuckoo clock bellows 1 9 16 x 2 3 8 for 1 or 8 day cuckoo clock.
You can pick up t.
Place the screw in the wall at an upward 45 degree angle.
There is only like 4 or 5 gears that have to spin around to make the clock cuckoo.
It should stick out by about 1 25 to 1 5 inches 3 2.
Count the number of cuckoo s the clock sounds out and point the hour hand to that number.
The very first cuckoo clock was crafted by anton ketterer in 1738 and used two air bellows and two pipes or flutes to produce the two distinctive cuckoo tones.
These 4 5 gears need to spin to have the bellows lift and open the cuckoo door at the same time.
Anbcollectibles cuckoo clock bellows w tube 2 3 4 side opening.