I agree with Willie X. I would ask if you used the old bellows did you ensure you placed it in the same spot it was removed form? The bellows will only open so far so if they were installed lower than originally placed the lever will not be able to lift the bellows far enough to allow the tail...
What you have looks fine to me. When you say it does not work what do you mean? Does it strike the wrong number or is there a lack of power to operate the strike?
In my experience the rack tail always falls on the snail. The setup you have looks ok to me. What problem are you having with the setup you have?
breeze
In the first picture of post #8 it looks like the leader may be rubbing the back of the leader. If the leader is touching either the front or back of the leader you will not be able to put the movement in beat and it will cause the clock to stop and may be the source of the wobble in the...
THT, I apologize for my rant I did not mean to offend you or anyone else reading this thread. I did misunderstand what you intended to do to serve your customer.
Breeze
I would not waste my time trying to sell this job! If you try to change movements you will regret it later as its not as easy as you think. Will you new dial fit the dial surround in the case?
Listen to what Willie X said. He does the job right one time at the the right price and is done...
I'm not an expert on Seth Thomas Sonora Chime clocks but It is the first time I've seen the strike on a large bell. I wish we could see more pictures of the case and movement.
breeze
I have no idea of the origin of the movement. I tried to post pics but I can not seem to sync my camera and laptop. I know it's very hard to help without them. I will try again. Thanks Burkhard.
breeze
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