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so tell me what is the true sequence of the salem ships bell chime sound like , a have a screwup one that work , but i dont get the regular 4 hr 8 strike , but this is the small size movement. about 4X4so what is the bell sequence, thanks.
Hi Pewi,
There are not different ship's bell sequences. Your clock is either designed to strike ship's bells or regular hourly strike as in ordinary clocks.
Ship's clocks divide the day into six "watches" of four hours each. The watches start at 12:00, 4:00 and 8:00, all of which count 8 bells each. The bells increase by 1 bell each half hour, and therefore the hours are always even numbers of bells, and the half-hours are always odd numbers. Thus: 12:00=8 bells, 12:30=1, 1:00=2, 1:30=3. 2:00=4, 2:30=5, 3:00=6, 3:30=7, 4:00=8, 4:30=1, 5:00=2, 5:30=3, 6:00=4, 6:30=5, 7:00=6, 7:30=7, 8:00=8, 8:30=1, 9:00=2, 9:30=3, 10:00=4, 10:30=5, 11:00=6, 11:30=7, and 12:00=8 bells once again.
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Martin Meyer
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