To calibrate the Daniel Dakota Westminster Chime clock, first wind the clock fully. Then adjust the time to 5 minutes before the desired time and let the clock chime. You can fine-tune the clock by adjusting the minute hand to the exact time when the chime sequence ends. Repeat as needed until the chime matches the correct time.
Oh, dude, resetting a Daniel Dakota Westminster chime clock to chime on the hour is like a walk in the park. First, you gotta locate the time adjustment knob on the back or inside the clock. Then, just turn that knob clockwise until you hear the chime strike the correct number of times for the hour. Easy peasy, right? Just make sure to double-check the time so you don't accidentally wake up at 3 a.m. to a full-on concert in your living room.
I have a Daniel Dakota westminster chime that chimes only during daylight hours. Original instructions said to set clock to 6:15 p.m. before inserting batteries (hard to tell which is pm or am.) I set the clock to 6:15 and insert the batteries. Then begin to turn the clock to set the correct time. If you clock has chime courtesy, when it reaches the evening and night hours, it will stop chiming on the hour, and will click instead. If you are setting the clock to a daylight hour when it should chime, then stop on the correct time while it is chiming. If it is an evening or night time, then set the correct time when the clock is setting. The worst case scenario is, if the clock is silent during the day, and chiming during the night, advance the time by 12 hours to reach the correct setting.
More than it was bought for
You're probably referring to the Westminster chime which is from the Westminster Tower in London....better known as Big Ben.
It depends on the clock; None of my clocks chime even once. A clock that rings the quarter hours (like the clock in the Palace of Westminster - aka, Big Ben) would chime 96 times per 24 hours. Some clocks only chime on the hours, which would be 24 chimes/day.
Probably a sticking door switch, give it some wd40. The switch should be where the door hinges.
The "R A" stands for "Recoil Anchor," which refers to the type of escapement mechanism used in the Westminster chime movement with a "R A pendulum." The recoil anchor escapement controls the movement of the gears in the clock, allowing for the chime to be accurately and reliably struck at the correct intervals.
The Howard Miller Company specializes in chiming wall and mantle clocks. August Schwer, Rombach & Haas and Robert Herr manufacture cuckoo clocks under the Black Forrest Cuckoo Clocks name. Cuckoo clocks are those where a bird appears through a small trap door in time with the hourly chime followed by twelve melodies (one for each hour).
Check the back for kinks
Chime - song - was created in 1990.
MDL Chime was created in 1998.