Hi,  I'm still working on that Dufner flute clock [060215 MMDigest].
I have made most of the pipes and done a lot of other things and/or
restore the instrument as well.  I am in the process of looking for
replacements for the figures above the dial.  I have been gathering
information and pictures of other similar clocks with the help of
Bob van Wely from the Nationaal Museum(*) in Utrecht, Netherlands,
and several others.  So here I am again, asking for your help.

1. The best solution would be to find some existing figures of musicians,
about 5 inches tall, that I could adapt.

2. The alternative is to find someone who can carve some figures from
pictures.

3. Does anyone know someone who can carve them for me?  I know of a
couple possibilities but I would like to contact a couple more carvers.

4. I found another flute clock that is similar to mine.  It is in a
small museum in Anniston, Alabama[**].  Does anyone in the group happen
to live near there who might like to take some pictures of the figures
for me?  There is a picture on the Web but it is taken from about ten
feet away and there is no detail of the figures.

Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Craig Smith
near Rochester, New York, USA

* This a great museum (as you probably know).  They have some wonderful
books and CD's in their shop.  The museum catalog book and the book
about the Royal Music exhibit are outstanding.

  Nationaal Museum van Speelklok tot Pierement
  The National Museum 'From Musical Clock to Street Organ'
  http://www.museumspeelklok.nl/

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 [ -- Robbie