2/69 Ducommun-Girod Tabatiére - Restoration Diary
A high quality movement by a known maker.
Restoration began on Saturday 5th July 2025, mainly because I discovered that it would only play one tune.
There's not much to say except that it needed a good clean. The stop lever hook had broken so I replaced it with a similar one from stock but needed to user a return spring, also from stock. The Female Geneva stop is missing, but is not really worth replacing at the moment.
Restoration began on Saturday 5th July 2025, mainly because I discovered that it would only play one tune.
There's not much to say except that it needed a good clean. The stop lever hook had broken so I replaced it with a similar one from stock but needed to user a return spring, also from stock. The Female Geneva stop is missing, but is not really worth replacing at the moment.
Below are all the components after cleaning
All parts assembled and pins straightened.
Restoration complete Tuesday 8th July
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Unknown Tune
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La Tua Danza Si Leggiera
A chorus part in the third act of Giochanio Rossini's 1829 opera Guiliemo Tell (William Tell) transcribed as "The Green Hills of Tyrol".
Scottish singer Andy Stewart wrote the song "Scottish Soldier" to this tune. |