Cuckoo clocks

Eichhörnchen · 07-29-15, 02:30 PM

Anybody got one of these?

My dad brought a cuckoo clock home, I suppose from Germany, when he left the Army. As kids we thought it was a wonder. Now I have one of my own (the old one disappeared when my parents left it with a crooked clock-repairer) and it's a good deal nicer and older than theirs; we bought it around 2000 and were told then it was 100 years old.

Seems most people had a cuckoo clock when I was a kid. Now they sell ugly fake plastic ones with digital sound-effects.

We hear cuckoos around here every Spring; I saw five all at the same time one year, some on a telephone wire while others were flying nearby.

Rhodes · 07-29-15, 04:05 PM

Always wanted to have one, but never got one. Here is difficult to get a good one or even a antique one!

Oberon · 07-29-15, 04:29 PM

Had one years and years ago, back when we lived in Kent, funny little thing, and quite cute.

Did hear a cuckoo this year as well, never actually seen one though.

Schroeder · 07-29-15, 04:32 PM

Used to have a plastic one with real mechanically generated sound. It was too loud however so it's not been used for 20 years or so.

Eichhörnchen · 07-29-15, 05:01 PM

And I expected you, of all people, to have had an even better one than mine

Schroeder · 07-29-15, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

And I expected you, of all people, to have had an even better one than mine

I think they are more prominent in the south of Germany. I hardly know anyone who has one.

Oberon · 07-29-15, 05:44 PM

Maybe the missus will come back with one next week...

August · 07-29-15, 08:01 PM

I have three of them, all broke but they look nice.

Jeff-Groves · 07-29-15, 09:00 PM

My Parents had one when I was growing up.
I don't know what ever happened to it but it was a very nice one.
Not cheap plastic.
I was always fascinated by it and loved the paint on the Bird.

Eichhörnchen · 07-30-15, 02:02 AM

Funny how there are always things your parents had which you still hanker for. They can even be cheap rubbish things: mine had a plastic "Welsh Lady" figure, a tourist gift-shop thing I suppose, but my dad was a Welshman and it had always been there... I wish I had it.

Aktungbby · 07-30-15, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I have three of them, all broke but they look nice.

THREE! that's inexcusable
http://jfkclock.com/ or http://www.jfkclock.com/cuckoo-clock-repair.html

August · 07-30-15, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

THREE! that's inexcusable
http://jfkclock.com/ or http://www.jfkclock.com/cuckoo-clock-repair.html

Oh no, a broken cuckoo clock is a quiet cuckoo clock!

Wolferz · 07-30-15, 03:53 PM

Must be the mushrooms.

Aktungbby · 07-30-15, 04:07 PM

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Oh no, a broken cuckoo clock is a quiet cuckoo clock!

Wolferz · 07-30-15, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Usually broken by IFO's.

07-29-15, 02:30 PM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cuckoo clocks Anybody got one of these? My dad brought a cuckoo clock home, I suppose from Germany, when he left the Army. As kids we thought it was a wonder. Now I have one of my own (the old one disappeared when my parents left it with a crooked clock-repairer) and it's a good deal nicer and older than theirs; we bought it around 2000 and were told then it was 100 years old. Seems most people had a cuckoo clock when I was a kid. Now they sell ugly fake plastic ones with digital sound-effects. We hear cuckoos around here every Spring; I saw five all at the same time one year, some on a telephone wire while others were flying nearby. __________________

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Always wanted to have one, but never got one. Here is difficult to get a good one or even a antique one! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Used to have a plastic one with real mechanically generated sound. It was too loud however so it's not been used for 20 years or so. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	And I expected you, of all people, to have had an even better one than mine __________________

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have three of them, all broke but they look nice. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Had one years and years ago, back when we lived in Kent, funny little thing, and quite cute. Did hear a cuckoo this year as well, never actually seen one though.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Maybe the missus will come back with one next week...

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,649 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	My Parents had one when I was growing up. I don't know what ever happened to it but it was a very nice one. Not cheap plastic. I was always fascinated by it and loved the paint on the Bird.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Funny how there are always things your parents had which you still hanker for. They can even be cheap rubbish things: mine had a plastic "Welsh Lady" figure, a tourist gift-shop thing I suppose, but my dad was a Welshman and it had always been there... I wish I had it. __________________

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	This one's Squirrelly... Must be the mushrooms. __________________ Tomorrow never comes