My 1874 German Keinsle wall clock often skips the chime on the hour or half hour and thus gets behind. How can I make an adjustment so it will stop skipping the times it’s supposed to chime? Otherwise I’ll have to keep pulling the little wire to advance the chime, which I now have to do daily because it keeps skipping points on the hour and half hour when it’s supposed to chime.
By: billgroves
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By: billgroves
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Tags: Antique Wall Clock · Chime · Half Hour2 Comments
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You may have to find someone to check the sprockets, this is a sign something may be wearing out, mine is so old the chimes don’t work anymore but I don’t Like it chiming since we have about 40 clocks in the house that make noise.
Open the clock enough that you can see how the mechanism works. Usually five minutes before the chime is to start a cam moves a trip lever to set up the chime, and then on the hour or half hour it runs the chime. The initial trip isn’t happening, probably because of dirt or corrosion, or perhaps because a bearing has become worn.
If you cannot figure it out yourself quickly, then please take it to a professional clockmaker. Do him a favor, though, and do not disassemble the clock first! He’ll charge you much, much more if you show up with a bag full of clock parts and those evil magic words, “You won’t have to take it apart. I did that already, so the cost will be less, right?”