Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 4/30/2007

Question
QUESTION: Hi... This clock seems to be chiming off by five minutes... It had been stopped, I rewound and set the clock at 9:51 am.  It rang properly (I think, I didn't count the number of chimes) at 10am.  At 11am, it didn't chime, but it did chime the hour (maybe, once again, didn't count the chimes) at 11:05am.  How do I correct this to chime at the hour?

Lisa
ANSWER: Lisa; I need to know exactly what it is or is not doing in order to try to figure out the problem.

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QUESTION: ok... glad you asked, got different problems now.  At 12:05pm, it chimed 5 chimes... I reset it by going to 5 o'clock and then returning it to 12:05pm.  At 1:05, it chimed once.  At 2:05, it chimed twice... I'm thinking we're good, except for the fact that it is chiming at 5 past.  Unfortunately, starting at 3:05pm, it has failed to chime on the "hour".  It still chimes on the half hour (right on time).  So, it just chimed 4:30pm, but it didn't chime at 3 or 4 at all, not even five minutes past.  It seems to be keeping good time... it just is chiming off or not at all.

Answer
Lisa: the 5 after is the collet with the square hole in the center of the minute hand--needs adjusting --pliars to hold while turning hand--or suitable square shaft to hold collet while turning hand.

The "not at all" chiming is a bigger, internal problem that could be an adjustment of the lifting levers that trip the chime or a complete overhaul needed- see a pro on this problem --do we know who made the movement? Typical info is stamped on the back brass plate of the mechanism>>>