New life for grandfather clock



In 1950, Bill's dad, Paul, bought a grandfather clock. The works were made in the Black Forest of Germany, and the mahogany case was made by the Hanson Clock Company of Rockford, IL. The clock has been in our house in Denver since the late seventies. A year ago we had the mechanism cleaned (but not disassembled), but it worked only for about eight months (it wouldn't stop chiming). So we called Karl Wrench, owner of the Antique Clock Clinic. Karl completely refurbished the clockworks, replacing quite a number of bushings and rods. He also polished each component, and now the clock is working perfectly again.
  • Listen to it chime

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    1. Joan and Bill stopped by Karl Wrench's shop, where he was reconditioning our grandfather clock. This is Joan with Karl's dog, Louie
    2. Bill, Louie, and Karl
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    5. Brass bushings
    6. lathe
    7. our clock, in pieces
    8. front and back plates of our clock
    9. The beautiful case waited, empty
    10. the reassembeld clockworks, beautifully polished
    11. chimes ready to go
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    14. Karl said that no parts were left over
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