The Fredericksburg Clock Shop

Steve Kelly asked me to bring the works to the shop.  He immediately
showed me the cause of the problem, told me what he would do to repair
the clock, and took me into his workshop to show me examples of other
similar clocks undergoing similar repairs.  The day dial has not worked
since I purchased the clock 10 years ago.  Steve told me he would need
to fabricate the 2 missing gears and gave me a separate estimate for
this repair.  He also noted that the brass back plate was signed by the
maker, researched him and provided me the information he found - he also
gave me an unofficial estimate of the clock's value.  I went ot him
because I had seen another Scottish clock in a high end antiques shop
that he had restored to perfection and the dealer raved about his work.
He was a true professional and a delight to work with.  He repaired the
clock within a couple weeks - faster than he had promised by at least a
week and charged me precisely what he had estimated.  The brass sleeve
he had to insert in the back plate to keep the main gear pin running
true is an invisible repair.  He provided guidance on maintaining,
adjusting and operating the clock and offered to provide any assistance
we needed.  After installing the works in the original case, and
fiddling with the adjustment for a few weeks, the clock now keeps
precise time - in 2 weeks it has not deviated one second from the time
that my cell phone provides presumably from the atomic clock - not bad
for a repaired 200+ year old clock!!!  The world would be a much happier
place if everyone provided this kind of competent, friendly, helpful
service.