Has an original, spring steel latch that holds the door securely closed, and two steel pins on the bottom that fit in the base of the metronome. 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. 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". Its accuracy is within +7% at 40 and -3% at 160 and -3% at 200 BPM, a decent calibration for a mechanical metronome. 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 on the printed instructions. The mainspring barrel in this particular one does have a slipping clutch designed to slip after 9 full turns to help prevent overwinding, and although it's possible to wind it up more than 9 turns, it's not necessary to get a long run time per winding. 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 over $175 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 original chrome plated 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 all # 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 shows some wear, but 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 an excellent condition, all-metal signed "ST" in a diamond beat scale with a few 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. You should be able to see this if you look just right in the light and should be visible in the pictures. Case is in good condition with the finish having a few tiny bumps that have been touched up a bit. 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 a nice flame grain throughout, it really is visually stunning. It is a real treasure to find and was made in January 1987, 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 #10.
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