Aha! You've got one of those relatively modern triple-chimers - Bentima I think. I've had one as I recall and also remember a family having one, sat up high on a unit, NOT WORKING. Recently paid £70 for a really nice Vienna Reg-style striker like yours and works perfectly. It runs for 20 days! Yes, could be a HAC - yes, but if you undo the screws on base and slide whole clock out of its case, it might tell you on back plate. £40 is a SNIP - so well done. Gong's awful, but that can happen. My one has a better-sounding one - very like an older cuckoo clock gong. The bigger the spiral gong, the deeper-tone it will produce. Always bend hammer shaft - never the gong itself. My one's got a countwheel which can be a pain to put back in sync, but mine has a vertical wire you push up then let fall to put it back in sync.
I've been thinking of replacing that gong at some point because it annoys me whenever it starts striking, which is the main reason I don't have it running most of the time also yes my Bentima triple- chimer this particular one was made in 1978. it's been a bit of a pain recently as it needs a whole load of new parts, including a new chime barrel. That's pretty good, only £70 for a Vienna Reg-style Clock.
@@BitOutWolf Yes, that's an idea. Take your time with that though and obviously buy/bid on one that is intended for wall-mounting, i.e. to the back of a wooden case - as big as you can find - larger is deeper-toned and hopefully more resonant. The Bentima triple-chimers look good and of course you have 3 chimes to choose from, but not particularly well-made, hence it needing so many new parts. The cost of professional overhaul and repair would be prohibitive. And many repairers refuse to do them. That's why it's good to get a good load of parts from duff clocks. I have built up a fair collection over the years, including keys. By the way, keys fetch good money at auction, particularly for longcase/cable wind clocks. I splashed out £20 on a lovely sturdy longcase clock key at an antiques place. I found it by chance, thought it was reasonably priced and just bought it.
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Aha! You've got one of those relatively modern triple-chimers - Bentima I think. I've had one as I recall and also remember a family having one, sat up high on a unit, NOT WORKING. Recently paid £70 for a really nice Vienna Reg-style striker like yours and works perfectly. It runs for 20 days! Yes, could be a HAC - yes, but if you undo the screws on base and slide whole clock out of its case, it might tell you on back plate. £40 is a SNIP - so well done. Gong's awful, but that can happen. My one has a better-sounding one - very like an older cuckoo clock gong. The bigger the spiral gong, the deeper-tone it will produce. Always bend hammer shaft - never the gong itself. My one's got a countwheel which can be a pain to put back in sync, but mine has a vertical wire you push up then let fall to put it back in sync.
I've been thinking of replacing that gong at some point because it annoys me whenever it starts striking, which is the main reason I don't have it running most of the time also yes my Bentima triple- chimer this particular one was made in 1978. it's been a bit of a pain recently as it needs a whole load of new parts, including a new chime barrel.
That's pretty good, only £70 for a Vienna Reg-style Clock.
@@BitOutWolf Yes, that's an idea. Take your time with that though and obviously buy/bid on one that is intended for wall-mounting, i.e. to the back of a wooden case - as big as you can find - larger is deeper-toned and hopefully more resonant.
The Bentima triple-chimers look good and of course you have 3 chimes to choose from, but not particularly well-made, hence it needing so many new parts. The cost of professional overhaul and repair would be prohibitive. And many repairers refuse to do them. That's why it's good to get a good load of parts from duff clocks. I have built up a fair collection over the years, including keys. By the way, keys fetch good money at auction, particularly for longcase/cable wind clocks. I splashed out £20 on a lovely sturdy longcase clock key at an antiques place. I found it by chance, thought it was reasonably priced and just bought it.