Clock repairer recommendations

[terry.shitcrumbs]

I appreciate that this is OT for a DIY group, but can anyone recommend a go od clock repairer, ideally in Yorkshire?

The broken clock has been overwound, so I guess that means a new mainspring . It's a mid 20th century novelty clock, fashioned in wood after an animal figure, with moving eyes. I think it is continental (Belgian, specifically) .

The owner has a sentimental attachment to it and is really keen to get it r unning again. The nearest repair shop seemed less than keen to fiddle with it, but I'm not sure what the issue was, nor the extent of the competence o f said shop. A definitive answer from an expert would be ideal.

Cheers.

Terry.

[Tim+]

This might be a good starting place.

Tim

[fred]

Good tip

[terry.shitcrumbs]

Cheers! Appreciated.

Terry.

[Brian Gaff]

Well the problem, I'd suggest is the issue of getting the spring out without decapitation losing an eye or some other possibly fatal injury. The spring has an awful lot of energy in it and as it has now come off of the end, the minute you try to get into the area where the spring is, it will attempt to straighten itself usually at least trashing the rest of the clock or anything in the way at the time. the same issue occurs with old fashioned wind up gramophone motors as I found out when I was young and foolish. its also the reason why Meccano stopped supplying clockwork motors, and went electric instead! Now it may be that some crusty old clocksmith has designed a safe way to do this, but I do know that if you mention overwinding or the key just goes around, not many people want to know. Brian