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Tower Clock Visit - Summer 2006 in Groton, Ma.

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Peter Hoving

Peter Hoving

Күн бұрын

Artist Paul Matisse explains the workings of the Howard Company Tower Clock build in 1893. It is located in a former Baptist Church in Groton, Ma. constructed in 1841 and this church is now the home and studio of the artist. Photographed in the summer of 2006.
The clock was installed on Nov.18, 1897 and since then the clock weights have been wound up twice a day, by hand. Electricity came to Groton in 1909, but has never been used to wind the clock....

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@MrTeknotronic
@MrTeknotronic 2 жыл бұрын
fascinating story. i love hearing the clock chime at night after a heavy snowfall when it's the only sound on the air
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that "sound picture".
@uTube486
@uTube486 3 жыл бұрын
I worked on this very same model clock in Rhode Island in 1979.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know.
@tracygriffith9041
@tracygriffith9041 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing that I was wondering about how the clock worked and how the bell chimed
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments.
@mosfet500
@mosfet500 3 жыл бұрын
Peter, an update. I built a Harrison grid pendulum for our village E Howard tower clock, it's been running about a year now. It's so accurate that I haven't adjusted the clock in over two months. I did it because I live out of town and the massive changes in temperature from day to day was making the time very erratic. I designed the pendulum using 6061 aluminum and 416 stainless steel.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sending an update, it is amazing how temperature affects these clocks.
@TheMartynhalsey
@TheMartynhalsey 3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous clock and story Paul
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment.
@antiquesandclocks.inc.8368
@antiquesandclocks.inc.8368 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to live in a place where the Clock Tower
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511 2 жыл бұрын
Ding ding
@jalilmuhammad8270
@jalilmuhammad8270 3 жыл бұрын
180 years old as of 2021!
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
isn't it amazing.
@palmerjohnson4982
@palmerjohnson4982 5 жыл бұрын
His demonstration and dialog is perfect!
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 5 жыл бұрын
Paul Matisse had it all planned when I came to tape the clock in Groton.
@shootingstarline12
@shootingstarline12 Жыл бұрын
This clock tour was so awesome!
@SF-hg9lx
@SF-hg9lx 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, my five year old son is absolutely enchanted by your video. He watches it multiple times a day. Clocks, bells, pendulums, steeples... He is interested in some nontraditional topics for a boy his age.
@samuelchristensen322
@samuelchristensen322 4 жыл бұрын
I am like your son as well 14 years old
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511 2 жыл бұрын
I’m obsessed with clocks from 2-I still am.
@KnowYourselfIsOnlyWay
@KnowYourselfIsOnlyWay Жыл бұрын
Love your video and the clock.
@rondelby2482
@rondelby2482 3 жыл бұрын
I am an avid bell person. I have some iron big ones as well as farm bells I have a 17 inch Vanduzen&Tift one made of bronze
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your bell collection with me. Good luck.
@janitanorris2084
@janitanorris2084 3 жыл бұрын
Wow it's very fascinating
@futurepilot6749
@futurepilot6749 3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@carwashslayer4235
@carwashslayer4235 Ай бұрын
This clock is 126 years old based on the subtraction. 2024-1897 is 126 so its a great clock and honestly they don’t make them like this anymore
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511
@woodentrainseriesofficial9511 2 жыл бұрын
I remember me watching this when I was 2-3 years old. (Edit: this was cool upload more!)
@jamesmcalarney2991
@jamesmcalarney2991 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks !
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 4 жыл бұрын
To your welcome.
@pwillby
@pwillby 7 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent video of a wonderful clock in beautiful original condition. It is a Howard No. 0 Special Striking Tower Clock purchased from E. Howard Boston in 1897.
@pwillby
@pwillby 7 жыл бұрын
Correction: This is a Howard No. 1 Special Striking Tower Clock.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments about the clock video...
@vlatkaskokic1825
@vlatkaskokic1825 6 жыл бұрын
Paul Middents o
@mosfet500
@mosfet500 4 жыл бұрын
Great! I maintain the E Howard tower clock in my small village but I found that the pendulum didn't keep good time. That is the compensation couldn't keep the clock in time with our Catskill winters where temperatures can vary 50 to 60 degrees in a single day. I made a compensating pendulum (Harrison grid) that works very well. It also has quarter hour chime along with the hour strike. (2 second pendulum ~39" long)
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your clock experiences.....peter
@Audiomonkscollective
@Audiomonkscollective 5 жыл бұрын
wonderful...
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment...peter
@Tricyklist
@Tricyklist 5 жыл бұрын
What a great video!
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your nice comment
@roxxma
@roxxma 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! What a nice surprise to see Mr. Matisse, I love his work! His kinetic art can be seen through out the Boston area, notably the Charlestown Bells on the Charles River Dam and the sculptures (that may or may not still be) in Kendall/MIT MBTA station.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your comments. It was lovely to spend time in his studio and also shooting in the clock tower.
@davidbagley3678
@davidbagley3678 3 жыл бұрын
Peter, Very interesting! What's the inscription on the bell, and what's its diameter? Thanks in advance...
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 3 жыл бұрын
Hi David, I have no idea what the inscription is on the bell, and also no idea what the diameter is. To find out I would have to visit the Bell Tower again in Groton, Massachusetts.
@LukeWatson99
@LukeWatson99 5 жыл бұрын
BIG BEN IS SO MORE IMPRESSIVE!
@BukuiZhao
@BukuiZhao 4 жыл бұрын
Little Lukey I hate Big Ben it’s silenced for no reason
@kimlehman8727
@kimlehman8727 Жыл бұрын
Good 👍 one ☝️ Kim enjoy ☺️ 😅❤😂🎉
@agape798
@agape798 2 жыл бұрын
👍🤳🙏🙋
@JBlake-moon-shdo
@JBlake-moon-shdo 11 ай бұрын
Hi Peter I know it's been awhile since you posted the visit to the clock tower video, however I am hoping you still have some memory of its specs. I am and have been working to renovate a identical clock in new england. I know you said the clock 2as wound twice a week, would you by any chance know the distance the wieghts traveled, and what was the wieght for the clock, and what it is for the bell. Thanks so much.
@erasmorodriguez2
@erasmorodriguez2 5 жыл бұрын
Cool bells
@JameeiChowdhury1174
@JameeiChowdhury1174 4 жыл бұрын
I’m Spinning the Weights
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment.
@LCMNUNES1962
@LCMNUNES1962 5 жыл бұрын
FANTÁSTIC ENGINERING, BRASIL OK.
@priyawadeetonphum7717
@priyawadeetonphum7717 3 жыл бұрын
Big Ben
@carwashslayer4235
@carwashslayer4235 6 жыл бұрын
They actually used Pre Decimal Pennies to speed up or slow Down the clock wonder if those would work for this particular clock
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your message. I am sure they would work for this Howard Tower Clock.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
You just have to use a lot of pennies on the bar of this clock
@thebestbernese5317
@thebestbernese5317 5 жыл бұрын
Baby ben :)
@gs7422
@gs7422 4 жыл бұрын
Brian Murphy you talking about Big Ben’s Son
@dhritisamanta4382
@dhritisamanta4382 2 жыл бұрын
Does this clock still working in this old mechanism?
@AlphabetLore290
@AlphabetLore290 Жыл бұрын
Clock tower... in A Cemetery?
@WilsonTomines
@WilsonTomines 5 жыл бұрын
This is a wrong year It's not summer 2006 it's summer 1987
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 5 жыл бұрын
The video was photographed and made in 2006. What do you mean by 1987?
@downpat27_productions
@downpat27_productions 6 жыл бұрын
Can the bell be physically rung, or only by the clock?
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
No, the bell stays stationary and the "tongue" is the part that moves against the bell and makes it ring....
@downpat27_productions
@downpat27_productions 6 жыл бұрын
Peter Hoving What I'm asking is if someone can somehow manually ring the bell, or can it only be rung by the clock?
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
You can attach a rope to the clapper and so ring the bell by hand, which is done by many churches, to ring in Sunday morning....
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
I believe you can do both.
@J19_vlogger74
@J19_vlogger74 5 жыл бұрын
it looks like you can push and pull on the yoke and ring it
@Gearz-365
@Gearz-365 6 жыл бұрын
Does the clock mechanism have a pilot/ setting dial? If it doesn't, how would you know that the clock is at the right time?
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I am not familiar with these settings.
@Gearz-365
@Gearz-365 6 жыл бұрын
Peter Hoving Okay, that's alright.
@BukuiZhao
@BukuiZhao 6 жыл бұрын
If time is incorrect just stop the clock until it gets to correct time
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I don't an answer to your question.
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
I really don't know the answer.
@tonyletsplay6785
@tonyletsplay6785 6 жыл бұрын
Does the bell swing
@rikkydoesasmr
@rikkydoesasmr 6 жыл бұрын
no
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 6 жыл бұрын
No, the bell is stationary.
@grantedklass777
@grantedklass777 5 жыл бұрын
No
@yassinefakhfakh1539
@yassinefakhfakh1539 5 ай бұрын
This clock tower has'n t got wensminster chimes
@Dirk1961
@Dirk1961 5 жыл бұрын
I think this video isn't perfect. On high noon, you made the clock strike 13 times ;-)
@peterhoving9207
@peterhoving9207 5 жыл бұрын
You're totally right on this.....It reminds me of the last line in Billy Wilder's film: "Some like it Hot"-- "Nobody's perfect".
@SillyRobloxx1x1x1
@SillyRobloxx1x1x1 3 жыл бұрын
Nana no no no no I know me hello
@peterearl6452
@peterearl6452 6 жыл бұрын
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