What oil for my Grandfather clock ?

I had to move my Grandfather clock the other day & since then the hourly chimes have stopped working.  It sounds like they are going to happen, but they don't.  The quarterly chimes are fine.  I suspect that a little oiling might sort things out but I'm never sure what oil to use. 

Anybody into clocks ?

Ironically, my grandfather would use Marvel Mystery Oil!

I don't know much about clocks, but I would be thinking probably the lightest machine oil you could find.

You might try some valve or slide oil available in small bottles at a musical instrument store.
Best,
Bruno2000

might ask a clock shop what to use, Would probably sell it as well

Just found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaiLSVOxMkc

It seems that the oil is held in place by surface tension, & too much oil can result in the surface tension being broken & 100% of the oil draining away.  I'm tempted to take it to a specialist.  My Grandad left me the clock in his will, so I need to get this right ....

Lack of oil won't stop a clock.

It will go more centuries with a super-light clean oil, but it doesn't need oil to run.

You jarred something out of place.

Take a VERY careful look. Be even more careful about disturbing anything.

> I'm tempted to take it to a specialist.

CALL the specialist first.

He may even know what you did and tell you how to right it.

If it has to "go in", since it didn't like your last move, obviously you shouldn't do that without a specialist telling you how to move it without further damage.

I imagine that a clock specialist would gladly come out to fix a Grandfather clock.

No need to move it a second time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFXhn9mMB0&feature=related

Walrus said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFXhn9mMB0&feature=related

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nice

Rob,
You need to get in touch with 'Chronos'.
Although a model engineering supplier, they specialise as the name suggests, in all things
time piece related.  www.chronos.ltd.uk


Frank B.