Vintage metronome7/18/2023 Stay away from metronomes sold elsewhere without this cover. It is important to have one and put the cover on after use to keep dust out in storage. Has an original dust cover door that fits well over the opening. 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". However, I checked the calibration at other speed settings and it is actually within 1% error throughout, one of the most accurate mechanical metronomes. Please keep in mind that no mechanical metronome will be as accurate as a quartz electronic one, with the slower tempo speeds generally being the least accurate since the manufacturer placed the tempo indications the closest together at 40 BPM. This instrument was also put in even beat and just calibrated to be most accurate at 80 beats per minute and will run for about 3500 beats per full winding. You should have trouble free service for many years if the winding instructions are followed that are attached to the instruction cover. The mainspring barrel in this particular one does have a Geneva stop, which helps maintain beat accuracy as it is designed to stop after about 6 full turns of the winding key. Everything remains original to this movement to preserve its antique value, including the mainspring to maintain accurate time keeping between windings. It will not need cleaning again for about 10 to 20 years. After cleaning, the entire movement was oiled with synthetic clock oil, and then tested. This was done for you so you can enjoy it right away rather than waiting on a repair shop. This is a labor intensive service where the entire movement was disassembled, cleaned, each gear was inspected for damage, pivots polished, hard brass bushings added where needed (pressed in from the inside of the movement), mainspring removed, cleaned and lubricated, and re-assembled. 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. 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 just cleaned, adjusted and oiled, saving you about $150 over other "as found" metronomes. Only a classic mechanical metronome produces the solid and desirable "wood block" ticking sound. It has a wide, very visual pendulum swing with its sliding weight to adjust the tempo and a very even, loud ticking sound as it runs. The round winding key protector disk on the right side of the case does say Made in the USA along the bottom like it does on # 10 metronomes. The nice looking plaque on the front is made of solid brass and signed in fancy old English script, "Seth Thomas", and the Made in USA movement runs like new. Beware of metronomes with the slide weight all the way at the bottom as it might mean it doesn't grip properly. The metal pendulum stick has no rust or tarnish and it still functions perfectly with the adjustment of the sliding counterweight which stays in place where set. It has a mint, fully readable condition, all-metal signed "ST" in a diamond beat scale with no scratches in it and the nearby numbers are still perfectly readable. The original semi-gloss shine is retained in the finish which you see in the close up pictures. The case looks to be solid light maple or birch wood and finish layer has a pretty warm golden glow throughout, with the cover door being a perfect match to the rest of the case. Those few sellers that actually perform this detailed movement service will say so in their listings. Despite this, you will still probably not find another one of these this old in this nice of condition with the movement already serviced. Case is in excellent condition with the finish having a few tiny bumps in the lower front panel and right panel if you look just right in the light. Beautifully restored, calibrated and lubricated. It is complete with no missing parts, and a solid case with no loose parts, or splits - even has the felt feet pads that are solidly attached to the bottom to avoid loss. This restored metronome runs strong like it was brand new. They are known for their high quality clocks, and their quality shows in the performance and beauty of this metronome! The wood has some birdseye on the two sides, overall it really is visually stunning. It is a real treasure to find and was made in the mid 1960s I think, however Seth Thomas started producing metronomes in the late 1800's. This is a beautiful, fully serviced, all-original, Vintage Seth Thomas wind-up Metronome Model #7.
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