Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 4/30/2008

Question
QUESTION: I let my grandfather clock run down.. now the chimes are wrong. when the hands are on a half hour, it chimes like an hour. In other words the chimes are ahead 1/2 hour, so I dont know how to set it to the right time. Thanks. Rosemary Orsini

ANSWER: need more info to be of any help--how old --who made it --size ---weights or spring driven --two weights or three ---two spring winders or three?

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QUESTION: I purchased the clock in April of 2007. It is made by Howard Miller, with three weights and three winders.The clock ran down, I re-set it, but got distracted by a phone call, and forgot to start the pendulum. Next time I went to set it, the chimes were incorrect.I can't figure out how to get the chimes and the time to coincide. Thanks, Mrs. Orsini

Answer
Unless the minute hand was removed - a one year old clock that was working properly has to be chiming properly on the quarter hours- only thing that could go wrong is the hour strike count might be off if someone moved the hour hand by mistake - just point it to agree with the clock's striking and set the time with the minute hand as usual--advise