Sorry for starting new thread on earlier discussion ("lubrication for Kieninger...") from last week, but out of concern this simple follow-up, but independently legitimate, question would get lost/buried there.
If for budgetary and/or time reasons I know I must defer taking the clock to a pro or investigating (letting down the springs etc.) the issue of wear, is a "spot clean" on pivot holes with a toothpick, to carefully remove dried oil/dust (aka "pivot poop") there and then proper oiling (both done on both sides of the removed movement, of course) a legitimate intermediate step if I must defer either taking it to a pro or letting down the springs for amateur or internet-nawcc-assisted wear assessment? Is it worth seeing if those steps improve things, or will they likely do more damage? If it's worth proceeding that way (as a temporary measure, tiding me over to proper servicing), would I be able to address spring lubrication without disassembly?
Thanks, and apologies again if this violates protocol. But it does seem a legitimate fresh question.
Again, the movement involved is an about 30 year old kieninger (all) spring driven pendulum wall clock, that stopped after about 36 hrs. (used goodwill purchase). It seems to my amateur eye very, very clean, as if previous owner lovingly cared for the clock (service sticker, shiny, no visible dust/grime movement); chimes (triple) extremely slow, but sped up quite a bit (to maybe 1/2-2/3 normal speed, from initially basically frozen) after cycling through about 50 hrs' chimings.
If for budgetary and/or time reasons I know I must defer taking the clock to a pro or investigating (letting down the springs etc.) the issue of wear, is a "spot clean" on pivot holes with a toothpick, to carefully remove dried oil/dust (aka "pivot poop") there and then proper oiling (both done on both sides of the removed movement, of course) a legitimate intermediate step if I must defer either taking it to a pro or letting down the springs for amateur or internet-nawcc-assisted wear assessment? Is it worth seeing if those steps improve things, or will they likely do more damage? If it's worth proceeding that way (as a temporary measure, tiding me over to proper servicing), would I be able to address spring lubrication without disassembly?
Thanks, and apologies again if this violates protocol. But it does seem a legitimate fresh question.
Again, the movement involved is an about 30 year old kieninger (all) spring driven pendulum wall clock, that stopped after about 36 hrs. (used goodwill purchase). It seems to my amateur eye very, very clean, as if previous owner lovingly cared for the clock (service sticker, shiny, no visible dust/grime movement); chimes (triple) extremely slow, but sped up quite a bit (to maybe 1/2-2/3 normal speed, from initially basically frozen) after cycling through about 50 hrs' chimings.