Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:44 pm   Subject: How clock case materials affect chiming tone

I have two howard miller mantel clocks: One has a tambour design case (Webster model) and the other has a bracket clock style case (model 'Thomas Tompion'). Do they have the same movements, just a d ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:27 pm   Subject: Mantel clock Strke and Chimes Please help!

Perhaps you can let the clock run down, (make sure all mainsprings have no juice left), then adjust the clock accoringly by moving the minute hand. The change in hours won't register, since the clock ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:24 pm   Subject: chime/strike tonal differences

I have a new Howard Miller mantel clock with the triple chime movement. I fixed the double strike (ie the hammer hits the chime rod twice) by slightly bending the hammer arms back. However, by obse ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:28 pm   Subject: New clock

My new triple chime Kieninger clock has chiming that can only be described as 'rough'. It seems as though one of the hammers hits the chime rod twice, a double hit. The clock repair person told me ...