I have one that is the Cathedral style cabinet. These clocks were not made for a long time. Sonora was into all sorts of clocks and chiming mechanisms. They were famous for their radios with the Golden Tone.
@johnbogdon1413
8 жыл бұрын
Oops! Sorry I didn't view the complete video. The chimes are great!!
@tmackinator
8 жыл бұрын
+John Bogdon Maybe you should make some videos and then see how it feels to have someone rip it apart. I'm sure you are some type of clock expert.
@fdhilkuk7248
2 жыл бұрын
Sound like a "GAMELAN" (Indonesian Javanese Music)
@InstrumentFan2510
2 жыл бұрын
Can I have this sorona chime clock
@HappyShann
3 ай бұрын
I need this clock
@glisses7
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree with you, a lovely shiny case and I like the compactness of it and not too fussy. A 'nifty' little silence lever at the side of all places - clever. I have heard 3 or 4 of these now and I love the sound of the bells. I'd love to buy one one day, although being in Scotland, not at all likely I'll find one here - and P&P charges from USA would be high. GAIUS
@theray2009
Жыл бұрын
Do you still have it?
@tmackinator
Жыл бұрын
yes
@theray2009
Жыл бұрын
@@tmackinator nice
@RoyceRippere
9 ай бұрын
Beautiful clock - I'm buying one tomorrow for $450
@ianbedwell4871
3 жыл бұрын
I have what appears to be the same clock, ours has a different pendulum and runs fast so any chance of a close up of your pendulum please.? Suspect mine is wrong. Also while our chimes are the same it strikes all four bells on the hour, like yours has a wonderful tone.
@tmackinator
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. A good ebay find for a change-TM
@tmackinator
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was happy to get this clock-TM
@plusfour1
7 жыл бұрын
I have a very similar clock myself and was trying to identify the year of manufacture. The date stamp on the bottom is not clear to me. I understand that the date is written in reverse order followed by a letter to indicate the month of manufacture. The operating instruction sticker I think would indicate that it is newer than 1900. The mechanism inside looks very much the same as the clock in the video. It is a 4 bell model. The staining on the back is black as opposed to brown on your clock. The pendulum weight is black as well. On the back written in pencil are marks that I think are from when the clock had been serviced. The first has a signature mark over the date 3/1919. The second is 98-117-D. If this makes any sense to you, I would greatly appreciate your comment.
@mannbradmusic
11 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@mannbradmusic
11 жыл бұрын
Very nice sound!
@herschedeguy3221
6 жыл бұрын
It's made in about 1879
@michaelgeorgia7063
5 жыл бұрын
The name “Sonora” comes from the Sonora Chime Company. William Hoschke of New York, New York applied for his patent on this design on April 16, 1907, and the patent was granted on April 18, 1908. Hoschke apparently had a background with music box engineering that he utilized in his design of the Sonora configuration. Seth Thomas purchased the rights to Hoschke's bell chime mechanism and resonators patent around 1912, changed the movements to suit their own manufacturing techniques, cut the price substantially, and successfully marketed a full line of “Sonora” clocks with numerous models and configurations. The unique, rich, resonant sound of Sonora bell chimes comes from the wooden expansive sound chamber in which the cup bells are mounted. They are struck with leather-tipped hammers. These movements were made with as many as eight bells playing two different tunes, some even alternating between tunes each hour! The 113 movement replaced the Sonora movenet at about 1928
@pacificrules
3 жыл бұрын
How much did you pay for this of E-Bay ? Im curious to find one, but I dont want to overpay. Btw, I can tell that was a 4 o'clock chime.
@tmackinator
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, I don't remember what I paid but the case was a mess and it was not working so I paid on the lower end of the scale. It was 9 years ago and I don't know how the market is now. Do some research and you will be able to determine a range of value.
@johnbogdon1413
8 жыл бұрын
Hey!! I know all about Sonora chime clocks. How a demo of the clock's chime duh!! What a wasted video.
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