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The Black Forest ("Der Schwarzwald") in southwestern Germany is the house of the Cuckoo Clock (Kuckucksuhr), invented within the region in the 17th century. The long, harsh winters inside the Schwarzwald throughout that time meant men and women spent lengthy hours inside their homes, when they necessary both some thing to do to pass the time and an further source of income to supplement their work inside the nearby mines. The largely forested region surrounding them inspired them to start generating wooden crafts. Amongst the goods they produced were nutcrackers ("Nussknackers"), incense burners ("Smoking Men" or R?ucherm?nner), and clocks that mimicked the cry of the cuckoo bird.
Cuckoo Clocks: A Brief History; Until the early 1600's, time telling devises in Germany consisted of sundials and hourglasses. All of that changed in 1630, when a man named Franz Kettler from Triberg, Germany went to what's now the Czech Republic, and brought back the thought of a clock. It was a uncomplicated design, known as a wooden beam clock, and had wooden gears and stones as weights. Soon, clock creating became a source of pride, and supplied occupation during winter months. A special group called the Hauslers developed. These men were the younger sons of land owners, and utilized clock making as an additional source of income.
Is it possible to connect an mp3 player to an old vintage flip radio/alarm clock?
What i want to do is break into the clock and connect an mp3 player so that a particular song will play when the alarm goes off.
is this possible? has anyone ever attempted anything like this before?
btw I'm trying to recreate the Sugar Hill Gang alarm clock from Scrubs 
Cheers!
i have never heard of anyone try this before. it may be possible depending on how old the clock is. but i doubt it very strongly sorry. =(
Most familiar to lots of is the style that's conventionally carved from wood and made to hang from the wall. These are commonly decorated with leaves and animals and have an automated bird that appears through a small trap door while the clock is striking the hour. Some other familiar functions of cuckoo clocks are some might be musical, some have sounds of chimes, they can be pendulum or quartz driven and feature a novelty and have elaborate carvings. No matter what type of life style, buying a wall mounted cuckoo clock is often a quite special moment in ones life. These clocks seem to fill your property with adore and laughter. They bring a gift of charm and sophistication with their melodies and motion.
In 1738, Anton Ketterer added a cuckoo bird to his clocks, and concept rapidly spread. Cuckoo clock creating became a extremely specialized craft with distinct artisans producing various parts of the clock. A pendulum was now utilized rather than the old strategy, and new innovations were normally taking place. Styles of Cuckoo Clocks Each and every clock had its own distinctive design, but particular simple styles emerged. By the mid 1800's, two styles predominated: the framed clock along with the railway house. The framed clock consisted of a wooden frame and painted inner section where the clock face could be attached. It was usually painted with Black Forest scenes and had the cuckoo located in the upper section of the clock. The railway home design was shaped like a house and was generally decorated with grape vines, ivy, flowers, or animals.