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 properly 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 overhauled, cleaned, adjusted and oiled, saving you at least $150 over those other 'as found' metronomes. Only a classic mechanical metronome produces the solid and desirable 'wood block' ticking sound.

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. NO pressure should ever be applied pushing the top half inward towards the center, as that would strain the spring strip and cause it to lose grip. The weight should only be nudged up and down with pressure applied along the direction of travel. Note: To keep the weight gripping the stick, there is a thin spring strip that maintains pressure. It has a wide, very visual pendulum swing with its sliding weight to adjust the tempo and a very even, wide and loud ticking sound as it runs. Only the movement says Made in the USA, so I'm not sure if the case was made here or in France. The movement is held together with blued steel screws. The beautiful looking, large sized plaque on the front is made of solid brass and signed in fancy curved script, 'Metronome De Maelzel, Trade Mark, Made by Seth Thomas Clocks, U.S.A.', and the Made in USA movement runs like new. The pendulum stick is very secure feeling where the slide weight grips into the notches, and it has no tarnish that would affect the ability to slide the weight up and down. It has an excellent condition, signed 'ST' in a diamond trademark beat scale that is mostly clean, and it has no fading but has some stain spots from age. Please see all pictures and notice how beautiful this piece is! A video with sound is here: Since this is an antique, there are some signs of age-related usage on the instrument, but remarkably very few. The original front dust cover door is a decent match to the rest of the case, but probably not original to this metronome. The medium dark red oak or cherry stained wood case is made out of solid wood, possibly birch (no veneers) and has a pretty light brown grain throughout. The finish shines up very well with no alligator which you should be able to see the reflections in the close-up pictures. Those sellers that do this detailed movement service will say so in their listings. Even so, you will probably not find another one of these rare metronomes in this nice of condition with the movement already serviced. They are hard to see from a distance but should be visible in some of the close-up pictures. The original finish on the dust cover has some weathering, bumps, touchups and scratches as would normally be expected from one this old, and the lower front panel where the cover pins touched the surface there is a tiny bit of wear. All bottom feet are there and the metronome rests completely level on a flat surface. It is complete with no missing parts, and a solid case with no loose parts, seam separations or cracks. This is a very useful but rare option not normally seen on Seth Thomas metronomes, especially after ca. 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 metronome runs strong like it was brand new. This is a beautiful, fully serviced Antique Seth Thomas wind-up bell Metronome with solid brass trim in smooth red oak or cherry! It is a real treasure to find and was made in the 1940s based on similar dates observed on this same model that I have restored.

Antique metronome