Rare model Seth Thomas 8 Bell Sonora clock

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5 жыл бұрын

Here is a fairly rare 8 bell Sonora chime clock, this was their "flagship" model/top of the line Sonora striking clock. Its the one pictured on the front of the Tran Seth Thomas books. Plays Westminster and Whittington chimes... Sounds beautiful and I still need to service, but it works! Acquired from a customer who did not want to spend the money to repair.

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@gaiuscoleman8815 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous sound. I have one too and just waiting for it to come back after overhaul. The most expensive clock I've ever bought and had it sent here all the way from USA. I'll upload video soon.

@jordanbusby6231 2 жыл бұрын

Who would not want to repair this piece of art?

@sputnik94115 10 ай бұрын

So nice to also have Whittington, my favorite. Beautiful clock, nice sounding bells.

@stuartdickinson5282 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing sound ! Nice looking clock too !

@noelaruldas1152 2 жыл бұрын

Hurrah! What a pleasant sound is the sound of musical sequence at every quarter hour and hour strike following the fourth quarter on tuned set of bells!

@marymorland7722 2 жыл бұрын

A very challenging movement to work on, a rare treat to bring back to life.

@theray2009 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful sounding chimes

@RoyceRippere 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful clock ❤

@ZereID-if4ud 2 жыл бұрын

some nice chime !

@Fred-nz9dp Жыл бұрын

Definitely matches with 1930’s philco radio!

@racejohnson5658 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Sonora Bell clocks are made in the early 1900s. They have 8 bells and 5 bells on each of the Sonora bell clocks. They have two movements, the one with the two key holes, the striking hammer and the pendulum. And the second movement which chimes between the half’s and quarters, also has one key hole on the right bottom corner.

@jordanbusby6231 2 жыл бұрын

Some 4 bells

@eaglekepr 5 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@Gearz-365 5 жыл бұрын

Nice seeing you back! Where have you been?

@towerclock1843 5 жыл бұрын

I know, I realized when I uploaded the video its been a year since I uploaded anything. Staying busy with life....... crazy busy! Thanks, its nice to be missed!

@jamesodonnell1130 5 жыл бұрын

Very Nice. You might want to bend the hammers so they are just above the bells. That way, you wouldn't have that dull sound from the hour bell because the chime hammer is resting right on it.

@TommyWylie 2 жыл бұрын

That's part of the design. The hour hammer sounds like that in order to differentiate the hour strike sound from the chime sound.

@fdhilkuk7248 4 жыл бұрын

Sound like a GAMELAN (Indonesian Javanese music)

@Gearz-365 5 жыл бұрын

Do you also have any "new" turret clocks?

@towerclock1843 5 жыл бұрын

No new ones, they are getting harder to come by. And I have a couple local courthouses that are on the verge of transferring service calls to me, but not quite yet.

@Gearz-365 5 жыл бұрын

@@towerclock1843 I also heard that new mechanical turret clocks aren't made in the US anymore, unless they are homemade ones. But actually, there are other countries in the world that actually still make and sell new mechanical turret clocks :)

@rsjojo 2 жыл бұрын

What is the value of this clock, I have one just like it ?

@analyticalhabitrails9857 9 ай бұрын

What year and model and model number?

@angelawatts2176 3 жыл бұрын

At the front its a time/strike movement, two holes, easy to wind. How do u wind the chimes

@hellothere9848 3 жыл бұрын

Its a bit above the right hole I think

@PoshSeller222 2 жыл бұрын

anyone know where I could get a Seth Thomas appraised? I found one that I can not find online.

@jordanbusby6231 2 жыл бұрын

You could go to an antiques dealer

@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440 4 жыл бұрын

Can we hear st michaels on it if its a triple chime

@blagosvirakolo 3 жыл бұрын

I wish lol they only came with westminster, or the super rare 8 bell with westminster and whittington

@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440 3 жыл бұрын

@@blagosvirakolo i got a legacy 3w with a st thomas triple chime i am thinking of putting bells for one of these in it or rods i modded clock because it quit working and mechanism was missing parts so i put a triple chime mechanism in it and my favorite chime is whittington chime