Clocks, Watches/slow hour chimes

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Expert: - 6/12/2010


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Hi Kenneth. I have an 8 day Viennese Regulator wall clock which strikes i/2 hour and hour. Since having it professonally cleaned some weeks back the hour chimes have about 3-4 seconds between each. Any ides please? I'm pretty good mechanically so I could do adjustments if it were possible. Many thanks, Frank (England)

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if the weights are not the same put the heaviest one on the strike train. make sure the cables are not binding somewhere.

if the same - is the clock stiking louder than before?
often the repair people adjust the hammer to lift higher and it takes longer to raise it up higher. Or if it got rebuilt with bushings added for repair, could have made them too tight on the pivots or screwed things up in many other ways. (forgot to oil it??)

take it back under warrantee?  

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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 40 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner

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