AboutKenneth Saunders Expertise any mechanical clock question -no watches- no battery clock questions and no appraisals-ie: "how much is my clock worth?" type questions please! Attach a photo if possible and note all markings on the rear of the mechanism- thanks
36 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner
Experience 36 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner.
Question QUESTION: My grandfather clocks chimes every other hour either odd or even hours.
ANSWER: Cool! most grandfather clocks can't do that!
More info about the clock- how many weights? who made it? markings on the back of the mechanism?
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QUESTION: I recently inherited this clock and the only markings I can find are on the back of the mechanism itself:
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H.... not readable cursive logo
Black Forrest clocks
451-050H
94cm/88
This is a three weight clock and keeps good time and is not very old.
Each time I switch from silent to chime it switches fom chiming on odd to even numbers.
Robert Lusk
Answer 0k a 1988 Hermle mechanism, still being made -
you are mixing your terminology and getting me confused.
the clock does a Westminster chime on the quarters and on the hour after the full 16 notes of the Westminster chime it STRIKES the hour.
I cannot think of anything in 36 years that would be the cause of what you describe- if you are telling it right. Are we talking STRIKE or CHIME. Try again, please, from the top.
