RARE RESTORED SETH THOMAS PETITE ANTIQUE 4 BE…

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SOUND FILES ARE
ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE

4 BELL SONORA
CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 00 – 1911

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OFFERED TODAY

FOR YOUR COLLECTION, OR FOR ONE’S OWN PLEASURE

OR AS A SPECIAL GIFT

IS A RARE
AND TASTEFULLY DESIGNED SETH THOMAS SONORA WESTMINSTER CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 00 –
1911. THIS ONE IS EQUISITE,
AND BOTH CLOCK MOVEMENTS AS WELL AS
ALL ASPECTS OF THIS LOVELY SONORA HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED
– ONE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AN
AWFULLY LONG TIME AND WILL STILL NOT FIND A FULLY RESTORED SONORA CHIME CLOCK
NO. 00 AS FINE AS THIS ONE!!!!

DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

THIS IS
A SONORA CHIME CLOCK WITH A NEST OF FOUR RESONATED BELLS
THE
CHIMES ARE RESONANT, WITH SUPERB TIMBRE AND DECAY AFTER EACH NOTE IS SOUNDED –
OTHER NON-SETH BELL CHIME ANTIQUE CLOCKS SIMPLY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE BELL SOUNDS
FROM THIS CHIME 00 SONORA. THE NEW OWNER WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO PLACE THE SETH
00 IN A VERY SPECIAL LOCATION IN THE HOME.

THE SETH THOMAS SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 00 –
1914 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND
MOVEMENTS” THIRD EDITION, VOLUME 1, PAGE 148.

NOTE
THAT THE FIRST RELEASE OF THE SONORA 00 WAS IN 1911, AND THE MODEL WAS NOT PLACED
IN CATALOG STATUS UNTIL 1914. DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1908 (SETH THOMAS ACQUIRED
THE SONORA CHIME COMPANY PATENT) TO 1914 VARIOUS EARLY VERSIONS OF SONORAS WERE
BROUGHT TO THE MARKET PLACE AND COULD BE TERMED SALESMAN SAMPLES. AT ANY RATE,
THIS ONE IS THE EARLY 1911 VERSION AND SELDOM FOUND.

THE SONORA 00 IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, WITH AN
ADAMANTINE ROSEWOOD CABINET AND A CLEAN AND STYLISH YET COMPACT CASE DESIGN
THAT REALLY ATTRACTS ATTENTION.

THE CABINET
STYLING WITH LEFT AND RIGHT COLUMNS AND DUAL SIDE PANELS PRESENTS AN INVITING
TRANSITION TO THE EASILY READ 5 ½ INCH DIAL AND COMPLEMENTING CABINET FRONT
DOOR WITH ORIGINAL DIAL GLASS.

BRASS FEET
AND VERTICAL FRONT CABINET EDGES, WITH A PLEASING AMOUNT OF VISUAL REVEAL, GIVE
THE SONORA 00 AN ADDED ELEGANCE. THIS PARTICULAR SONORA ALWAYS DRAWS GUESTS OR
FRIENDS BACK FOR ANOTHER LOOK, BECAUSE THEY WILL WONDER HOW SUCH A LOVELY
WESTMINSTER BELL CHIME SOUND CAN COME FORTH FROM A PETITE CABINET CLOCK!

WITH THE
SONORA 00 DESIGN, SETH ACHIEVED THE SONORA SOUND IN A SMALLER CABINET SO THAT
CUSTOMERS LOOKING FOR A SONORA WITH FLEXIBLE PLACEMENT OPTIONS WOULD HAVE A
SMART CHOICE IN THE MOST RARE SONORA 00.

INDEED,
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SONORAS BECAUSE IT CAN BE PLACED
PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE AND IS GUARANTEED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION NO MATTER WHERE IT
IS LOCATED, WHETHER IT BE USED PRIMARILY FOR TIME KEEPING, AS A DÉCOR ITEM, OR
BOTH!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUPERSIZE
PHOTOS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CLOSE IN VIEWS.

THE
ORIGINAL ADAMANTINE ROSEWOOD FINISH WAS RETAINED, AND THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS
PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND RESTORED WITH MY SPECIAL PROCESS, IN ORDER TO
BRING FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE ORIGINAL FINISH – TIME CONSUMING, YES – BUT
JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONORA NO. 00 CABINET!

THIS SONORA 00 IS AN ALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY THAT YOU
WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OWNING
AND USING.

EVERY
ASPECT OF THE SONORA 00 HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING
THE NEST OF FOUR RESONATED SONORA BELLS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ONE
OF SETH THOMAS’ FINEST SONORA BELL ANTIQUE CLOCKS
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 SONORA 00, AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SONORAS IN
GENERAL.

THE GENEROUS 5 ½” SILVERED SONORA DIAL RING CAN
BE VIEWED FROM ACROSS A LARGE ROOM, AND HAS LARGE AND CLEAR BLACK ARABIC
NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS LARGE SPADE CUT STEEL MINUTE AND HOUR HANDS
. THE
SILVERED DIAL IS EXCELLENT AND DISPLAYS VERY WELL, WITH JUST ENOUGH AGING TO
AUTHENTICATE THAT IT IS TRULY AN ANTIQUE SONORA RATHER THAN A NEW SYNTHETIC
CLOCK
.

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.
89AE MOVEMENT. ANOTHER HOLE AT THE “3” IS FOR WINDING THE QUARTER-HOUR
WESTMINSTER CHIMES, HANDLED BY THE NO. 90H MOVEMENT. A SMALLER HOLE BELOW THE
HAND SHAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DIAL IS FOR ACCESSING THE SLOW-FAST TIME
ADJUSTMENT.

A SLIDE
LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE IS FOR CHIME-SILENT OPERATION. WHEN OPERATED, THE
QUARTER HOUR CHIMES WILL BE SILENCED.

THE 89AE MOVEMENT HANDLES THE TIME AND HOUR
STRIKE FUNCTIONS AND THE 90H MOVEMENT HANDLES THE QUARTER HOUR FUNCTIONS.
EACH QUARTER HOUR
SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON THE RESONATED BELLS WITH RICH HARMONICS, TIMBRE AND
LINGERING DECAY WHEN STRUCK
. THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE IS
SOUNDED ON THE NEST OF FOUR BELLS. THE HOUR COUNT IS SOUNDED AS A FULL BODIED
MUSICAL NOTE ON RESONATED BELL NUMBER 4.

PLEASE
MAKE IT A POINT TO LISTEN AND CAREFULLY REVIEW THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES IN
ORDER TO FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT OWNERS IN THE 1911 TIME FRAME EXPERIENCED WITH
THEIR NEW AND, AT THE TIME, VERY EXPENSIVE SONORA 00 CLOCKS.

ALSO
INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINAL “BOY ON A FENCE” PENDULUM BOB AND THE ORIGINAL LONG
STEM DOUBLE ENDED KEY. A CLOSE-UP VIEW IS SHOWN IN PHOTO 2
. AN ORIGINAL LONG STEM SONORA KEY ALONE
SELLS FOR $65.00!

RESTORATION AND TECHNICAL DETAILS

THE NEST OF SONORA BELLS

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 ON THE END. ALSO PICTURED IS THE SONORA PATENT
MARK THAT IS EMBOSSED ON THE WOODEN BELL NEST.

CAREFUL
INSPECTION OF THE BELLS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:

· ONE HAIRLINE CRACK CAN
CAUSE A SONORA BELL TO LOSE ALL TONE AND TIMBRE, AND THE BEGINNING OF A
HAIRLINE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS GROW TO A FULL HAIRLINE CRACK.

· IN ADDITION, OTHER ISSUES
WITH CRACKED, BROKEN, OR DETERIORATED WOODEN AND PRESSED FELT BELL SPACERS,
USED TO SEPARATE THE BELLS, WILL IMPACT THE SOUND, YET CANNOT BE DETECTED BY
CASUAL INSPECTION.

· THE ONLY WAY TO ASSURE
YOURSELF OF NOT BECOMING VICTIM TO PROBLEMS IS VIA FULL AUTHENTICATION OF THE
COMPONENTS, WHICH IS MY PLEDGE TO YOU, THE BUYER
.

MOVEMENTS – #89AE AND #90H

BOTH THE 89AE TIME AND HOUR STRIKE MOVEMENT, AND
THE 90H 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;
BOTH MAINSPRINGS IN THE 89AE
WERE REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHEST GRADE 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS. GOOD MAINSPRINGS ARE
A CRITICAL INGREDIENT TO PROPER PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY.

THE GREAT MAINSPRING IN THE 90H WAS REMOVED FROM
ITS RETAINING BARREL, FULLY UNWOUND, PROPERLY CLEANED, INSPECTED, REWOUND, AND
LUBRICATED WITH MAINSPRING INDUSTRUAL GRADE LUBRICANT. REPLACEMENT OF THE 136
INCH #90H MAINSPRING IS NEITHER RECOMMENDED NOR REQUIRED, AS LONG AS THE
EXISTING MAINSPRING EXCEEDS SPECIFICATIONS, AS THIS ONE DOES.

IMPORTANT: PAY SPECIAL NOTICE TO
THREE CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THE #90H CHIME MOVEMENT: THE GREAT WHEEL GEAR, THE SECOND WHEEL GEAR
WITH PINION, AND THE CHIME DRUM THAT SYNCHRONIZES AND DRIVES THE CHIME HAMMERS.
IF ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS IS ABOUT TO FAIL, IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS. WHEN IT
OCCURS, 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
.

I WILL BE GLAD TO FULLY EXPLAIN THESE CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL AS
OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN BUYING A SONORA – JUST EMAIL ME OR GIVE ME
A CALL. MY EMAIL AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IS LISTED NEAR THE END.

GOOD
COUNSEL ON A CONTEMPLATED SONORA ACQUISITION WOULD BE: IF ONE ELECTS TO
PURCHASE A SONORA OF UNKNOWN CONDITION – EVEN IF WORKING, BY ALL MEANS HOPE FOR
THE BEST, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BE PREPARED FOR PROBLEMS, SUBSEQUENT
OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND EXTREME FRUSTRATION, AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.

IN ORDER
TO ACHIEVE THE VERY BEST AND CLEAREST SONORA SOUND, THE OLD DETERIORATED
LEATHER CHIME HAMMER TIPS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH DELRIN TIPS TO PRODUCE
THE TRUE TIMBRE NOTES CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ORIGINAL SONORA BELLS.
AN INSET IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 8
SHOWS A CLOSE UP OF THE NEW HAMMER TIPS.

JUST
LISTEN TO THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES FOR AN ACCURATE RENDERING OF THE CLARITY,
RESONANCE, TONE, AND RICH DECAY OF EACH NOTE STRUCK WHEN THE SONORA 00 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 ARE PART OF THE
PORTFOLIO.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

· AS PART OF THE TESTS AND
ADJUSTMENTS PROCEDURES ON THE #89AE MOVEMENT, THE
PENDULUM BEAT ERROR AND THE PENDULUM BEAT RATE ARE CHECKED AND SET – AN
OBJECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO FOR BEAT ERROR IS DESIRED. THIS RESTORED 89AE MOVEMENT
ADJUSTED TO ZERO ERROR AND STABILIZED AT ZERO ERROR. THIS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PHOTO 12.

· FOR PENDULUM BEAT RATE, THE
89AE IS DESIGNED TO RUN AT 9,777 BEATS PER HOUR. THE RESTORED MOVEMENT EASILY
HELD 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 SONORA 00
WERE RESTORED TO SUPERIOR CONDITIION. WHILE THE BEAT RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS IS
NOT PICTURED, IT IS SIMILAR IN SETUP TO PHOTO 12.

· THE PENDULUM SWING ARC 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 #89AE MOVEMENT WITH A PENDULUM AMPLITUDE OF 2 ½
INCHES OR LESS – A SIGN OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH.

THE FULL
RESTORATION SERVICE WORK ON THE SONORA MOVEMENTS AND SONORA BELLS ASSEMBLY, AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE, IS AN $500 VALUE IN AND OF ITSELF. IF YOU PURCHASE A SETH
THOMAS SONORA CLOCK OF UNKNOWN OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY, A TRIP THE CLOCK DOCTOR
IS LIKELY AND COSTLY. WHY NOT PURCHASE ONE THAT YOU CAN DEPEND ON FROM THE GET
GO!!!

THE SONORA CHIME NO. 00 – 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 MID/COMPACT SIZE CABINET SONORA CHIME CLOCK, SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, OR SHELF
DISPLAY – IDEAL FOR A GIFT,
A
MEMORABLE PRESENT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL
, YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN
ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION
. MEASUREMENTS ARE 11” W X 9
½”H X 8 ¼” D.

PAYMENT – SHIPPING – OTHER INFORMATION

PAYMENT AND INVOICES – PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR YOUR
PROTECTION; OTHER PAYMENT METHODS MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP – PLEASE CONTACT ME
IF DESIRED. PAYMENT NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF AUCTION-END WILL
RENDER THE SUBJECT ITEM AS UNPAID AND BUYER IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER
ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.

INVOICES
SELLER WILL RENDER AN INVOICE INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES AT
AUCTION END.

SHIPPING
BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS PRIORITY MAIL IS THE
PREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; SELLER WILL WORK WITH BUYER IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NEEDED OR PRUDENT. SHIPPING FOR AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY IN
THE $30-40 RANGE PLUS INSURANCE
.
FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $50-100 RANGE
DEPENDING ON ZIP CODE,
WITH HIGHER PRICES TO BE EXPECTED ON
SHIPMENTS TO WESTERN UNITED STATES ZIP CODES. INSURANCE IS REQUIRED ON ALL CLOCK SHIPMENTS, AND WILL BE ADDED TO
THE INVOICE.

WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITYALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE
CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE.
GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, IS
FULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE SPECS, AND IS BENCH
TESTED WHEN SHIPPED.
MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR
EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY.
AS
WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN
SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.

ENJOY THE LISTING – IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME, STEVE.

IMPORTANT NOTE – SOUND FILES ATTACHED

FOUR SOUND FILES
OF THE SETH SONORA CHIME 00 – 1911 WITH #89AE AND # 90H MOVEMENTS IN OPERATION
ARE AVAILABLE IN .MP3 FORMAT:

1. VOICE
INTRODUCTION

2. PENDULUM
BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE
MOVEMENT – LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF
ODD NOISES.

3. 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

4. THE FULL 16
NOTE 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 FILES ARE
POSTED AS AN E COMMERCE PLAYER TO THIS LISTING. IF UNABLE TO PLAY THEM, YOU CAN
EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND THE .MP3 FILES TO YOU. INCLUDE YOUR REGULAR EMAIL
ADDRESS PLEASE.

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