8 Day Cuckoo Clock
A high quality, hand carved Black Forest 8 Day Cuckoo Clock will add elegance and charm to any room in your house. Who among us does not smile at the sound and mellow tones of the Cuckoo?
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8 Day Cuckoo Clocks
8 Day Cuckoos are pendulum driven and need winding every 24-30 hours. Every hour a small door in the clock opens to expose the small cuckoo bird which proclaims the hour by calling the correct number of Cuckoo sounds. On the half hour, the cuckoo bird emerges and calls only one time. Cuckoo clocks are almost always driven by adjusting weights, but a few Cuckoo Clocks use a spring to drive the mechanism. Under the clock are two hanging chains connected to cast iron weights, usually in the shape of pine cones. One winds the clock by adjusting one of the chains, and the other weight when adjusted, works the mechanism to produce the sound of the cuckoo bird. Small bellows and pipe within the clock mimic the sound of the cuckoo. While the Cuckoo bird is calling, a gong strikes the appropriate hours. In some varieties of Cuckoo Clock, while the gong is striking, the design of the Cuckoo bird enables it to move.. This works by a mechanical arm which lifts the back of the carved bird. The mechanism to produce the cuckoo call is identical to the instruments in almost every variety of Cuckoo Clock since the middle of the eighteenth century. The mechanism is so reliable that it is still in use almost without deviation until the present day.
In the 8 Day Cuckoo Clock hanging weights are larger and heavier than those on the 1 Day Clock.There are three styles of Cuckoo Clocks:
The Chalet Style Cuckoo Clock.
A simple wooden Alpine hut in Switzerland used for many years by sheep and goat herders is called a "Chalet" This single word is the only Swiss addition to Cuckoo clocks. The charming clocks In the latter part of the nineteenth century, were highly prized by tourists and became extremely popular in Switzerland. Travelers loved the elegant articles as Swiss souvenirs. Three basic styles of chalets are used to make the Cuckoo Clocks, and two of them originate in the Swiss Alps. The village of Brienz in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland gave its name to one style of chalet, while the other chalet shape is Emmental also an area in Switzerland, and which has a steep roof with a large overhang that almost reaches to the ground. A Bavarian chalet also has a steep roof and overhanging eaves. The Bavarian Chalet Cuckoo Clock is the most popular model for the addition of a Swiss music box which plays various melodies. Often the wooden outer shell of the clock is decorated with carved leaves, birds and animal heads. On most Cuckoo Clocks Roman numerals are displayed around the dial.The Hunter Cuckoo Clock
The Hunter or Deer head Clock is a square shaped box which accommodate a small carved Cuckoo bird inside, and outside the clock is displayed a traditional hunting scene. The head of a buck deer complete with carved antlers is positioned at the top of the clock in the center. Arrayed around the the dial of the clock often are dead game animals and crossed shotguns . As with the other cuckoo clocks the Hunter Clock has a pendulum and weights beneath the clock
The Carved Cuckoo Bird
A carved Cuckoo Bird sits atop her nest surrounded by leaves and birds
An 8 Day Cuckoo Clock needs only to be wound once a week. Each Cuckoo Clock hand crafted in Germany contains a high quality brass movement. The Clock is also weight driven and contains a pendulum. One of the weights drives the time, and the second weight drives the cuckoo. The clock also comes with a night shut off switch.
Each Cuckoo Clock is mechanically driven.
- Discounted prices make our Cuckoo Clocks more affordable to you.
- Each Cuckoo Clock is weight driven clocks carry a Limited 2 year Warranty, plus we offer free shipping on every order.
Mechanical Cuckoo Clock, 8 Day Cuckoo Clock
