Making an Antique Clock's Ticking Quieter? ...
lj.w...@verizon.net
I have a lovely E.N. Welch steeple clock that I purchased at an
auction. The clock did not run when I purchase it. If I started the
pendulum by hand, the clock would keep time for the few minutes it
took for the pendulum to stop, though.
I recently went to a local clock repair shop and purchased a key. I
tried winding the clock, but still it would only run for a very few
minutes.
I was told the clock needed repair, so I had it repaired. I picked it
up today, and now it runs beautifully.
I'm delighted -- except for one thing. The ticking of the clock, now
that I'm hearing it hour after hour, is on the loud side, and I'm
finding it quite distracting. Is there anything I can do to mute the
sound somewhat? I don't mind a softer ticking, but this is really on
the loud side.
I love that the clock is running. It also chimes every quarter hour,
which is lovely. But I'm having some issues with the ticking. :-)
If anyone has any advice on how I could do something that would simply
mute the ticking somewhat so that it's not QUITE so loud, I'd
appreciate it very much!
Thank you!
LW
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Just wait a few months; you'll find it's so quiet you don't notice it until
someone comes to visit and comments on how loud the clock is.
The Baron
nothing wrong with the clock. You might put it in another room or sell
it.
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lj.w...@verizon.net
wrote:
:-) So you're saying I'll eventually get used to it. Interestingly,
I mentioned my clock question to a friend this evening, and she said
the same thing, based on her own personal clock experience.
Thanks for the reinforcement!
lj.w...@verizon.net
> There is nothing you can do or have done to quiet the clock. There is
> nothing wrong with the clock. You might put it in another room or sell
> it.
>
>
> news:defcef2c-db35-4e7d...@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello ...
>
> > I have a lovely E.N. Welch steeple clock that I purchased at an
> > auction. The clock did not run when I purchase it. If I started the
> > pendulum by hand, the clock would keep time for the few minutes it
> > took for the pendulum to stop, though.
>
> > I recently went to a local clock repair shop and purchased a key. I
> > tried winding the clock, but still it would only run for a very few
> > minutes.
>
> > I was told the clock needed repair, so I had it repaired. I picked it
> > up today, and now it runs beautifully.
>
> > I'm delighted -- except for one thing. The ticking of the clock, now
> > that I'm hearing it hour after hour, is on the loud side, and I'm
> > finding it quite distracting. Is there anything I can do to mute the
> > sound somewhat? I don't mind a softer ticking, but this is really on
> > the loud side.
>
> > I love that the clock is running. It also chimes every quarter hour,
> > which is lovely. But I'm having some issues with the ticking. :-)
>
> > If anyone has any advice on how I could do something that would simply
> > mute the ticking somewhat so that it's not QUITE so loud, I'd
> > appreciate it very much!
>
> > Thank you!
>
> > LW
My condo is tiny -- there's really no where else to put the clock.
And I absolutely don't want to sell it. I'm very fond of it. So I'll
just hope, then, that as the above poster said, I'll eventually get
used to it. :-)
The Baron
I have a friend that has a Westminster chime clock in his bedroom, he
doesn't hear it anymore.
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lj.w...@verizon.net
I guess I will indeed get used it. Although this morning, I did have
to stop the clock for a little while because I was practicing the
piano -- which is in the same room -- and it was like trying to play
in one tempo while a metronome was ticking away at a different tempo.
Very distracting.
I hope it's okay to temporarily stop a pendulum, as I'd like to be
able to do that when I am practicing the piano. But I don't want to
damage the clock.
On May 10, 11:17 am, "The Baron" <theba...@flash.net> wrote:
> A coo-koo takes a bit longer, but after awhile you won't hear it either.
> I have a friend that has a Westminster chime clock in his bedroom, he
> doesn't hear it anymore.
>
> <lj.we...@verizon.net> wrote in message news:993b10ab-90dd-4124-b6e6-> >
Norman M. Schwartz
I'd go further than that; eventually if it should _stop_ ticking for any
reason, you will take notice and be disturbed.
lj.w...@verizon.net
I think this will be an very interesting experience -- to see how
quickly I get used to the ticking. And what an interesting concept,
too, to think that I could get to the point where I'd be disturbed by
NOT hearing it tick.
I mentioned above that I stopped the pendulum today when I practice
the piano. Maybe one of the experts here could tell me whether it's
okay for me to do that -- to stop it for a little while when playing?
Or at least when practicing?
Would that damage the clock mechanism in any way?
Thanks.
The Baron
time change.
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The Baron
by listening can lower you heart rate. But old people are the only ones
that need that, right?
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absorb the sound.
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Marrick
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> Put some dense rubber or foam, like carpet padding, inside the case to
> absorb the sound.
>
>
You might also want to try putting something similar UNDER the clock to
dampen any echo if its sitting on a hard surface.
John S.
Well, it's ticking inside an echo chamber of sorts and likely resting
on some hard wood surface. Try setting it on some thin firm foam
rubber like a piece of mouse pad. If it sets sgainst a wall move it
away, or even better place some mouse pad between clock back and wall.