Ten years ago it was thought the famous Black Forest cuckoo ... And I think that is an interesting point that we cuckoo makers have to fulfill - to bring clocks onto the market that are fun." ...

Why a cuckoo call, of all things, should be used to announce the time remains mysterious to this day. Apparently a clockmaker in the 18th century was working on an alarm clock with the crow of a ...

cuckoo-clock makers tend to make the call a major rather than a minor third (ie B flat to F sharp). The resultant interval is much more bouncy and blaring – try it on the piano – compared to ...