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I did take the pendulum off, and moved the pendulum rod back and forth and didn't hear any tick-tock sounds. Which this means? - (If not, then there is likely no power getting to the escapewheel. ) Thank you for help

No, it's not even ticking. I have to manually move the minute hand to get it to chime. After I get it to the half hour or hour to hear it chime, then nothing. Everything just sits silent. Nothing moves.

Hello, I just got a 120 Seth Thomas 8 day pendelum movement today. After I took it out of the box, the two holes wound up perfectly, but nothing moved or happened. So then I manually moved the minute hand and when it got to the :25 minute you can hear the clock setting itself up to hit the...

Pictures just added Re: Chiming, Striking, & Melody off key, not sure what to do? :}Hey everyone, I just added pictures in my album of my 113 Seth Thomas on my home page. Check it out!

Thank you for giving me some helpful advice and suggestions of what might be the problem and how to correct it. I know, I know, I have to get over the fear and get in there and repair it. I need to get some confidence. But I guess with both of your replies, I will start from scratch and work...

What if I am not able to take it out of the case, I don't have enough confidence in myself to do something like this. I will have to wait till the next hour and see if it is partially lifted and let you know that answer. Since I won't take it out, it there anything I can do on my end, maybe...

Hello, I am a newbie to Antique Key Wind Up Clocks and looking for help. I have a key-wind up westminster clock and it seems to not be working properly. It works sometimes and sometimes not. What the problem is - It will play it's melody Correctly on the quarters of the hours and half, but...

Looking for a nice Triple Chime Mantle Clock Hi, I am originally looking for a JUBA or a GUFA Triple Chime Mantle clock, but if I can not come across one, then another brand will do. I mainly am looking for a nice decent sounding chime of all 3 chimes. If anyone has one or can point me into...

I am looking for a GUFA or a JUBA Triple Chime Mantle Clock. If anyone has one or knows where I can get one priced reasonably, please let me know. I've been searching High and Low for one. I copied and pasted from another Thread with this information about this clock company. GUFA made...

Seth Thomas #113 clock? Can anyone give me advice, tips? Hello, This is my second question. I just received a Seth Thomas #113 Westminster chime #74, 1921 mantle clock and don't really know to much about Key-Wind clocks, taking care and maintenance, etc. Can anyone out there give me some...

Hello, I finally got my first Key-Wind clock, a Seth Thomas #113 Westminster Chime. My question - "What is the correct way to wind this clock to get it started and to continue winding every 8 days or so?" I don't want to wind it the wrong way and break it. So I thought I better make sure I am...

Thank you everyone for your feedback, it was very helpful! I decided to go with the 113!!!

Hello, I am new to this site. I have been recently trying to find information out on both clocks, the Seth Thomas 113 and the 124 westminster chimes. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out which is overall a safer bet to purchase. As I notice they are a very expensive purchase when...