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Cuckoo Clock - Musical

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 In for repair is a 3 weight cuckoo clock.  The movement is made by the German company Regula.  This is a 30 clock to be wound every day.  The case is in fairly good condition.  The movement has been repaired at least a couple times.  The repair methods in my opinion are questionable.   A nice looking musical cuckoo with dancers The clock movement removed from the case.  Note the red lines pointing to the pivot holes needed attention.  There were 5 worn holes on the back plate and 4 holes on the front for a total of 8 pivot holes needing rebuilding.  The label A shows a bushing placed on the strike side.  Note that there was a problem with the installation of the bushing.  This is seen by the solder used to keep the bushing in place.  The B label and the pivot hole below B was repaired by crowding the brass metal into the hole to close the diameter of the hole to keep the wheel from shaking back and forth.  ...