1933 Junghans/HAC Westminster & Trinity Chimes Wall Clock

[@bradb4075]

Sounds fantastic, thanks for sharing!

[@theray2009]

Very pretty, I can see you got this clock from good friend of mine, Justin Olson. I recently got a dual chime HAC/Junghans mantel clock from him recently and it's pretty sweet. Lovely Trinity wall clock!!!

[@thesingingclockery523]

@@theray2009 Hah, I was wondering if anyone would recognize Justin's clock. Yeah, I was pretty excited when he offered to trade this for my Herschede. It was a bit difficult to give up the Canterbury chimes, and I hope to find a Herschede or Revere with that melody again someday... But a Trinity wall clock has been very high up on my list of clocks to find, so it all worked out. I'm just glad it made it to Vancouver in one piece, given its size and how brutal shipping is on clocks nowadays...

[@theray2009]

@thesingingclockery523 it is a very nice clock. You will definitely find another Canterbury chiming mantel clock for sure, I just bought a Revere dual chime with Westminster and Canterbury.

[@luka3377]

That is a lovely clock and also one that I'm looking for! I've never seen any for sale in my area so I'm still on the lookout for them. The Trinity chimes are my favourite of them all, so I really need to get something like this. The design is pretty nice and the rods sound very nice! I'm assuming they've been retuned. Or maybe this is another variation of the Trinity wall variant? I honestly don't know. By the way, the hour strike uses the same notes as my Kienzle with bim-bam that I got a recently, and it sounds amazing!

[@thesingingclockery523]

@@luka3377 Thanks! Yeah, the Trinity melody really is something special, isn't it? And I think part of it has to do with how it sounds on rods. I've played it on piano and harpsichord, or even heard it on tubes, and it just doesn't sound nearly as interesting. I think it's all the secondary harmonics you get from rods that make it sound particularly great. Also, this clock actually has a new set of rods in it, because according to my friend Justin, the original rods had pretty much rusted through when he first got it. So, he made and tuned new ones as close to the original design as he could get them. They are a bit deeper and less shimmery than the originals, but I think the overall result suits the style and design of this clock quite well. The only one I don't like as much is the very top rod of the melody set... It's very harsh for some reason, I might try to see if loosening or tightening it in the gong might make a difference. Also, the strike is quite magical, isn't it? I have always loved that particular pitch with striking clocks.