Kienzle Clock Movement Inspection for Elbridge from New York

[@StevieB33]

Sir, your work is an absolute joy to watch. Thank you for inviting us into your workshop.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Many Thanks...

[@EasyThereBigFella]

Your customer will surely be pleased to learn that a missing screw was the culprit. With that, perhaps they will be happy to invest in a thorough cleaning/tuning, if recommended by you as they were prepared to invest in what they probably thought was an expensive repair. Another great video with such clear magnification and narration!

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thank You, Yes, a simple issue on this one that did no damage to the movement.

[@ariedekker7350]

Thanks for this report James. May you hold a piece of clock history in your hands again and again.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thanks Arie

[@Fred-nz9dp]

Quite impressed how this movement is in great shape… I had similar situation with one of click springs on my Enfield 2 years ago and now it’s running with!

[@jamesmartin5370]

I've always liked these removable barrels.

[@larag4646]

Haven't we all had a screw loose a time or two.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Yes, Disaster can strike if it falls out and is lost.

[@billg125]

Too easy this time James; an interesting video. Good to see a movement that, so far, does not display abuse & is relatively clean.

[@jamesmartin5370]

I agree.

[@decastroesilva]

Mr. James Martin, muito bom dia, o primeiro Like é o meu, sempre atento nos vídeos que trazem as restaurações desenvolvidas por você, que é sinônimo de alta qualidade, dada a performance, empenho, conhecimento técnico, criatividade nas soluções, sem em nenhum momento se afastar da originalidade do relógio, parabéns pelo denodo nos brilhantes trabalhos executados, minhas saudações.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thank You...

[@JimmysGarden]

It will be nice to see it working again. Thanks James

[@jamesmartin5370]

We found a replacement screw, got it working, no further video on this one.

[@JimmysGarden]

@@jamesmartin5370 That's a pity. Looking forward to the next one anyway keep the good work up.

[@allysloper1882]

The owner is lucky it didn't do more damage. I once had a mainspring break on a Gustav Becker wall clock. It broke three teeth off and bent another two. I had to replce all five of them.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Yes, They used powerful mainsprings in these. I am surprised they didn't make it standard equipment to install two clicks on each ratchet wheel.

[@bharathba4762]

Sir, Great work with respect to inspection of Kinzle Clock Movement, thanks for the video. Good Movement, I too also have one such in my collection. Thank You

[@jamesmartin5370]

They are a nicely designed movement.

[@bharathba4762]

@@jamesmartin5370 very nice movement, I so happy by seeing such wonderful movement through your KZbin channel and its our fortune. Thank You.

[@jordanbusby6231]

Wonderful work Mr martin

[@jamesmartin5370]

thanks

[@jordanbusby6231]

@@jamesmartin5370 you're welcome

[@torsiondell]

I have same clock very nice runner if strike & chime a bit loud , I don’t think I would leave that barrel like that. I have just replaced 2 teeth on a Huber torsion clock barrel.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Leather in the chime hammers in a clock of this age can harden and cause them to be louder than designed.

[@torsiondell]

@@jamesmartin5370 yes I have changed them but still a bit loud for the wife , not me because I am a bit deaf anyway unless I have my aids in.

[@imlistening1137]

I have the exact same wooden clock that is on the upper shelf in front of you (the lighter colored wood with the Roman numerals)! If was given to me by my grandmother who died in 1975.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Wonderful to hear.

[@Cobesclocks]

Hope the client decided to move forward with the repair

[@jamesmartin5370]

I found a screw, client decided to use as is for now..

[@bwhog]

Very interesting seeing those tooth repairs. Hard to tell with old solder, but a brief visit with a torch along with a little flux might get that old solder to reflow and fill some of those voids. However, as you note, it's been running for years so there is also no reason to believe that it won't continue to run just fine for many more years. Then again, it also makes you wonder what happened in the past to destroy those teeth.

[@beldarin]

Wonderfully interesting video, though I admit I came here because i thought this > 2:30 was a tiny _wristwatch_ repair!

[@DoctoredGinst]

Ahh…the proverbial sabot hurled into the bowels of the machinery. Always a humbling reality for our general and daily machinations!

[@jamesmartin5370]

well said

[@spankyharland9845]

lock tight on them screws !

[@BlackSoap361]

Makes you wonder how long that screw was missing. Since the last repair, maybe? Could the ratchet wheel have operated unrestrained for a long time, until one day it didn’t?

[@jamesmartin5370]

Good question, It could have been missing for a long time. Owner searched in the clock case and couldn't locate the screw, so we will never know.

[@Cobesclocks]

I have the exact same movement however the dial looks different

[@jamesmartin5370]

there were many different styles sold with same movements in them

[@Troot51]

No inspection of strike mainspring ? That event could broken the mainspring or caused the arbor to lose its grip on the eye of the mainspring.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thank You, It ended up looking good in there. not able to show all, videos get to long to view.

[@winstonchurchill3597]

If that were my clock I would consider replacing the gear that had all the work done to it.

[@leifvejby8023]

And lose the history, not me!

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@leifvejby8023Ticking time bomb.

[@leifvejby8023]

@@winstonchurchill3597 :-D So is the clock I built 15 years ago, except it isn't ticking much at the moment. I have dismantled it, to replace the friction pads for the hands. Time has started slipping in it.

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@leifvejby8023 Well should be easy enough for you to repair and get it back to ticking.

[@leifvejby8023]

@@winstonchurchill3597 I'm still considering what to do. It has to be something lasting, I won't be around to repair it next time. It is this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJW4gKWIZd-thJo

[@maestromecanico597]

Beautiful piece but more teeth repair than boxer.

[@jamesmartin5370]

thank you

[@AntiqueAmericanClocks]

Unfortunate the owner didn’t at least want it cleaned

[@jamesmartin5370]

Owner collects clocks and does some work on them and may end up cleaning this one. This one was sent to me to inspect a recent issue with the spring that let go.

[@max.m.8873]

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