Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 1/11/2008

Question
I acquired a mantle clock with this movement and the 5 chimes (Westminster). With some fiddling I have managed to get the clock movement going and it is keeping time well. I cannot get the chiming going well and suspect that the various cams etc are in the wrong starting positions, including the chime axle on the bottom. Any instructions and tips on how to setup would be appreciated!

Answer
"I cannot get the chiming going well"  needs very specific details - probably not the gears but the movement is worn and needs pro service especially if over 15 years old.
  Hermle quit putting the year of manufacture on the back of their clocks in 1988- buyers of clocks made by furniture companies like Howard Miller , etc were getting upset customers to complain that the date on the movement did not match sometimes the year they bought the clock (what with shipping, handling, build time, storage and time on the retail showroom floor, etc.)

 Hermle started in 1988 coding the date with letters
A = 1988