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Burckhardt 16 Management Museum I>onatiom Part 8 42 David Christianson 18 The Novice Watchmaker More on the Link Band Developing Special Marvin E. Whitney 22 Book Review The Time Museum Catalogue of Chronometers Watchmaking Ski& Joe Crooks 24 Bench Tips 47 J.M. Huckabee 26 As a Clockmaker Turns Introduction to the Lathe Steady Rest, Part 1 Seeking Candidaie, Archie B. Perkins 30 Technically Watches 56 Antique Watch Restoration, Part CVIII Marshall F. Richmond 34 Pickle Barrel Course in Jewelry Repair, Part 2 Da~ for Historic Greg Hostetter 51 Affiliate Chapters Column AWi Meeting Those Who Show Up 56 DEPARTMENTS HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSNO 145-9546) is published monthly and copy­ Ask Huck 10 righted by the American Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrison Avenue, Cincin­ Members' Mailbag 44 nati, Ohio 45211, for $45.00 per year ($4.50 per copy) in the United States and Bulletin Board 45 $50.00 per year, $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.) Second class postage paid at Education Update 46 Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL News of the Trade 48 TIMES, P.O. Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. AWi Material Search 49 Scholastically Speaking 49 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Association News 50 Standard Time). Closed on all national holidays. PHONE: (513) 661-3838, Classified Ads 52 AWi HOTLINE: (513) 661-4636 (24-hour recording), FAX: (513) 661-3131. Advertisers' Index 56 *Fellows of the Amerian Watchmakers Institute* Robert F. Bishop *Orville R. Hagans Robert A. Nelson James H. Broughton Ewell D. Hartman *Hamilton E. Pease George Daniels Harold J. Herman Milton C. Stevens Henry B. Fried Gerald G. Jaeger Marvin E. Whitney Josephine F. Hagans *Deceased Executive and Editorial Offices President's Message AWi Central P.O. Box 11011 Recently I attended the Florida State Watchmakers Associa­ 3700 Harrison Avenue tion annual convention. In the beginning, it seemed like any normal Cincinnati, OH 45211 state convention. I've attended many over the past few years, and Telephone: (513) 661-3838 Fax: (513) 661-3131 I'm apt to attend many more in the future. The convention followed AWi Technical Hotline: (513) 661-4636 the normal format of registration and a board meeting on Friday evening. Milton C. Stevens: Editor Saturday began with continued registration and several lec­ Julie Westing Whaley: Associate Editor Diane M. De Villez: Art & Production Director tures, including the first of three that I was to give during the next two days. Donna Baas: Advertising Manager At noon on Saturday, during the luncheon, the annual meeting of FSWA was held This meeting is known as the General Assembly. I decided that I really did not need to be there, so I Sharon McManus: Circulation Manager Nancy Wellmann: Business Manager went to the pool to collect a little of that beautiful Florida sunshine. Mary Sansalone: Seminar Coordinator After about an hour of swimming, I decided to show my face at the meeting to see what was happening. I walked into a situation I was not prepared for. The General Assembly was Technical Editors Robert F. Bishop J.M. Huckabee supposed to end at approximately 1:30 to give time for the next technical seminar scheduled for James H. Broughton John P. Kenyon 2:00. Instead, I found myself sitting in on a very zesty and heated discussion. The discussion Fred S. Burckhardt John A Nagle was on a proposed plan by the board to hire an outside management group to do the work of the David A. Christianson Archie B. Perkins Charles Cleves Robert D. Porter FSWAboard. Joe Crooks Marshall R. Richmond I realized at this point that this was not your average convention meeting. Instead, I watched Wes Door Marvin E. Whitney a group of people who were colleagues and friends square off on different sides of this impor­ Henry B. Fried tant issue. The tension was so high you could have cut it with a dull knife. I decided to get AWi Officers involved and listen to both sides. Within a few minutes, it became clear what was happening, Joseph L. Cerullo, CMW, CMC: President and thus the reason for this article. M. R. Carpenter, CMC, CMEW: First Vice President This was not an unusual convention, nor was this an unusual problem facing the members Henry Frystak, CMW: Second Vice President Fred S. Burckhardt: Secretary oftheFSWA. Marvin E. Whitney: CMW, CMC, FAWI: Treasurer FSWA was faced with a common problem of declining membership, and a decline in the members they did have to volunteer for the work necessary to keep the organization viable. As AWi Directors Robert F. Bishop, CMEW, PAWi we all know, Florida is not alone with these problems. Where they became unique was in the James H. Broughton, CMEW, PAWi board's decision to pay an outside management company by contract to handle the work load. Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CMEW The estimated cost of this for the first year was approximately $6,000. FSWA is a state group Wes Door, CMW Ronald Iverson, CMC with a membership of 191 paid members who are divided among five guilds. It seems the Gerald G. Jaeger, 'CMW, CMEW, FAWI problem is getting new people to join and getting their older members to volunteer their time to John A. Nagle handle the work load. Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CMEW, FAWI Robert D. Porter, CMW This is a problem I believe every state chapter can sympathize with; however, I don't think Marshall F. Richmond, CMW that any state chapter of similar size can justify or afford to spend that kind of money on an annual basis and still be able to supply their members with the services and education they Greg Hostetter, CC: Affiliate Chapter Director expect. Charles F. McKinney: Research & Education Council Director By the end of this General Assembly, which lasted almost four hours, the decision was Wes Door, CMW: Immediate Past President made to forget the outside management company. The conversation seemed to shift back to getting the membership more actively involved in their organization. It was realized by all that Milton C. Stevens, FAWI: Executive Director James Lubic: Associate Executive Director this organization, like many others, is based on volunteers, service and hard work. David LaFleche: Administrative Director I'm pleased to report that by the end of the convention these long-time friends were back Henry B. Fried, CMW, CMC, PAWi: Technical Director enjoying themselves again. I believe everyone left the convention with renewed spirit for Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited with­ their cause and purpose. I know I did! out written permission from the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. Copyright © 1994 by the American Watchmakers­ ON THE FRONT: This Season's Greetings photo by F. Sie . Armstrong Roberts Clockmakers Institute. expresses special Season's Greetings to you from all of us at AWI Central. 2 Horological Times/December 1994 The 1722 Madison Avenue Wm. S. 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