PRICING
Repair pricing is not published on my website.
There is a reason for this: privacy. I consider repair pricing to be confidential information between me and my customers (and potential customers).
Also: clocks can present with a wide range of problems…. particularly clocks that may have decades or centuries of use (or those that have been “tinkered with”)…. which may require substantial amounts of custom design work, machining, and custom “parts fitting” to correct or remedy. Clocks therefore cannot be accurately given “pre-assigned” repair prices, nor be fit under a “one size fits all” pricing umbrella. Prices are tailored to your particular clock, and its specific needs.
I will mention this, though, regarding pricing:
I will not commence any repair work without your approval of the work to be done, and the pricing and payment terms for it, agreed-upon.
I will add:
Present-day JFK pricing for repairs and custom machine work is not based on (or influenced by) a clock’s original retail selling price, nor by its current “worth” or monetary value.
ESTIMATES
I will be happy to provide a general range of potential repair costs if you bring your clock to my shop, or describe it to me over the telephone, or send me photographs of it. Actual price quotes will be given once the clock is examined in the shop, a test run attempted, and a diagnosis of the problems made.
When giving me a description or contacting me with photos, please describe the symptoms (what is the clock doing, or “not doing”) that cause you to believe that the clock needs repair.
If not sending photos, but only giving me a description….please tell me the clock’s brand name or maker, its type (cuckoo, grandfather, etc.), its approximate age, its shape and approximate dimensions (“it’s round and about 18 inches across”; “it’s rectangular, and about 36 inches tall and 12 inches across”; “it’s made of stone and VERY heavy”; it’s a Scottish tall clock from the 1700s; etc.), how many winding holes it has, how many weights it has, what kind of gongs or chimes the clock plays (if any), whether or not it has a pendulum, whether it’s battery powered or electric, and the like.
Your clock’s prior repair history, if you know it, can also be helpful to me: “Someone repaired it for my parents in the 1980s”, or “ABC Clock Repair did something to it, in the 1990s”, etc.
Your clock’s trauma history (if any, and if known) is very helpful: “Our grandson pulled the chains too hard, and the whole clock fell off the wall. It never worked after that…”, etc.
Thank you for finding JFK Clock Repair. Please write or call if you have any questions.