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Below you can watch a movie ( visit our YouTube channel! ) with a cuckoo music box functioning properly. Sometimes minor adjustments need to be made to the two arms connecting the clock mechanism to the music mechanism. As you watch the video, pay attention to the two black arms that reach in from the left side. One on top and one in the middle (touching the spinning fan-fly or governor). In the first part of the video you see one cuckoo call and music right away. The second part shows how the music mechanism is first started by the cuckoo mechanism, held while the cuckoo calls, and then released to allow it to play. The thicker, black metal arm on top unlatches the music drum and the music mechanism so that the drum starts to turn. It is abruptly stopped however by the second, thinner wire that touches the brass fan-fly. This stopping wire remains in place until the cuckoo bird has finished its call. If this second wire didn't stop the fan-fly from spinning, the music would play ...

North Coast Imports is proud to announce the new arrival of the "Feeding Deer" cuckoo clock by Rombach und Haas. This clock is based off of the very popular " Eleventy -First Anniversary Model," but with new and updated carvings. Click on the thumbnail to see a detailed description and pictures:

We at North Coast Imports are destined to make mistakes like anyone else. In our sales literature last year we announced the successful release of our NEW " Prosit " cuckoo clock by Rombach und Haas - model #1389. It has since been a major success with lots of happy customers. Unfortunately, we just found out this week that we got the size wrong in our sales literature. We had it listed as 18" tall, which would have made it grossly disproportionate. The correct dimensions are about 10" across , 12" up and down (not including the pendulum and weights), and about 8" deep. Again, I apologize for the mistake. Let me assure you that there is no other "taller" clock out there with otherwise the same description. The 12" Prosit is the one-and-only Original Black Forest clock (certified by the VDS ) with this description. Click the picture below for the adjusted dimensions and updated description. By the way, don't forget that some details ...

In order to educate more people about the wonder world of fine clocks we at GermanClocks.org have started the huge project of cataloging our finest on short clips at YouTube.com You can see dancers dance, cuckoos coo, dumpling eaters eat, and of course: plenty of clocks ticking at the northcoastimports channel. Just head over to www.YouTube.com and subscribe to the northcoastimports channel Watch over the coming year as hundreds of videos will be added (one-by-one) which will explore the beautiful, charming, fantastic world of clocks and automata with intimate detail. Feel free to embed these videos in your own websites for flavor, or perhaps share the video of your newest clock to astound your friends.

Here are a few words on unpacking your new Black Forest clock. The pictures below are of a Rombach und Haas "Dumpling Eater," but the instructions can also be applied to unpacking almost any Black Forest clock - including Cuckoo Clocks! North Coast Imports, Inc. is proud to use recycled and/or renewable materials in packaging. Enjoy the old-world charm as you unpack your new clock. These cherished pieces are lovingly packed by the careful clock makers in the Black Forest in Germany. After carefully cutting the tape and opening the top of the box (find the top by paying attention to which way the lettering is facing on the ends of the box) lift the cardboard flap to reveal your exciting new timepiece. Using two hands, carefully lift the top of the clock out first and sliding the clock upward and out of the cardboard surrounding the bottom of the clock. The Dumpling Eater figure may have a plastic bag rubber-banded around. Carefully remove the rubber band and bag being carefu...