Clock Repair: Basics [Plastic Comb]

Steven G. Conover (Author, Editor, Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Steven G. Conover writes books on clock repair and clockmaking. His eleven titles include Clock Repair Basics, a beginning book; Chime Clock Repair, a text covering the most common chime clocks seen by repairers; Building an American Clock Movement, which illustrates how to make a complete timepiece movement; and Repairing French Pendulum Clocks, covering several types of French clocks.
As editor of Clockmakers Newsletter, Steven published an eight-page subscription newsletter featuring clock repair articles, repair tips, questions & answers, and product reviews, from 1987 through 2008.
He is working on a new Workshop Series version of Clockmakers Newsletter. The series presents the edited, updated content of the newsletters, reorganized by topic, in book form. Ten books are planned; the first two were published in December 2011.
Steven is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston Mass., and a Fellow of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC).

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 92 pages
• Publisher: Clockmakers Newsletter (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096247665X
• ISBN-13: 978-0962476655
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those just starting out!, January 16, 2000

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Joe Croft (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clock Repair: Basics (Plastic Comb)

I found this book to be invaluable tool in my endeavor to learn about clock repair. Steven Conover's book covers the basic areas the every person needs to know to repai clocks with good descriptions and many photos and drawings. A must have for anyone entering into the field of clock repair.

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Beginner Book, November 5, 2000

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Dennis Woodson (La Palma, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clock Repair: Basics (Plastic Comb)

This book was given out at a clock repair course I took and I found it to be very helpful and informative to me since I was an absolute beginner in clock repair.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as basic as I'd like, September 18, 2009

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Steve K "Steve" (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clock Repair: Basics (Plastic Comb)

Although it is advertised as being a folder type book, I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't bound like other books for the price. There are approximately 90 pages of information, including diagrams and photos (all black and white). The contents appear to cover everything an amateur would need to know. However, I found it not as basic as I would like. A chapter detailing the various parts that make up the clock mechanism and written in layman's terms would have been of value. The information that the book contains appears to have been taken from a book that is more advanced, then excerpts put under various headings in this book. It also tends to presume that you have experience with various tools such as lathes and bushing tools etc. If you know something already about how clocks work, then this book would be O.K to have in your library. If, like me, you were really looking for the very basics of clock repair and although you want to learn you have no initial knowledge, then this book is still a bit too advanced.