Winding the Howard Miller Tambour Mantel Clock 

One of my favorites. Whenever I move into an apartment I obviously can't bring all of my clocks, but this one will probably come with me.

When the key stops turning. When it's wound to it's max, the key won't be able to turn anymore.

Thanks, and yeah it's very similar to it.

Yeah you can move the hands backwards. I do it all the time on my clocks. Some clocks however should not be moved backwards. Based on your situation you should be fine

Once a week

Middle is the power to the clock, I believe the left is the hour strike and the right one is the melody I believe.

I typically wind it until it doesn't let me turn the key anymore, there are a couple of my clocks that I prefer only winding it until I feel it getting tight.

@@Jamestube8439 I have the same clock as you so I was curious thanks!

The mechanism may need to be oiled and/or cleaned. I recommend purchasing a clock oil to lube it. There are some good videos on RU-vid to watch to show you how to oil your clock.

It does tick, just very quietly. The 4 settings are probably for changing chime melody. I’m guessing one is for silent and the other 3 saying something like West Minster, St Michael, and Wittington

After further investigation I've come to realize the top horizontal gear is not spinning. I'm going to do a thorough cleaning like in the video you provided and take it from there. Thank u so much for your prompt response.

@@roberta19348 you’re welcome. Glad I could try to help.

There's a switch on the left side of the clock, when the switch is down, the clock is silenced. When it is in the up position, the clock chimes every 15 minutes.

There definitely is, but I’m unsure how to fix that

One is for clock running power, another is for hour strike, and the other is for movement melody

Thanks 😊

@@tleagles3708 You're welcome.

That's what I wanted to know when I came here to learn what they actually do

There’s a switch on the left side of the clock face that says silence/chime. Pull the switch down and it will silence the clock.

The middle does the power to keep the time, the left does the hour strike chime, and the right does the melody chimes.

@@Jamestube8439 Tks! Can I just wind the middle one but not winding the other two? can it have effect of being a silient clock

That’s strange. I wonder if the middle hole is connected properly to the spring to give it that winding power

Idk .. but it worked fine for a day .. I hadn’t moved it or anything

Think it’s because I wound all 3 of them again on the second or 3td day ? I didn’t know how often you were supposed to wind them, so I just wound them again just enough to get it slightly tight. And they were all three fine at this point….. then it just stopped working, and I realized that the middle just kept going round and round and never would tighten

No, it doesn't have that feature unfortunately.

No

@@Jamestube8439 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

First things first it’s important to see what kind of key it takes. Who is the manufacturer of the clock?

I also just bought one of these at a thrift store. It is missing the key also. How do I know which key to buy as a replacement? The clock is a Howard Miller Westminster Chime mantel style. The numbers on the back side of the clock are AEL01 Zeeland Michigan. Made in Germany. I’m hoping you can help me find the correct size key 😀

@@Cowboysweetheart A standard size Howard Miller key should work. I would search the internet for Howard Miller winding keys. This key should work www.amazon.com/Hermle-Hamilton-Ridgeway-Howard-Winding/dp/B008LOI8CO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?adgrpid=55864257037&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HEBuvj7cezKvMNRquVBySvcb3_UQH_vi82PxgscqWwm-8ZbvyGHumK9V4v6ErRZJfYaYY5u4_lL8lTx3lglAsBxc7RLDvdjQ2vJakldUAtyH930x-swEZD2iEyiEwPFjljzC66Sf5QLFwm-Ayn_Qq499FKoE7gkv5jt8NiYoDpmq4ixuMjdPmWMW6jXW2XqG9by_NFBDKvq17BKG8igvKg.r7tdJerhGyg5YMd6973RLFdEPHaQb3JkyyZG0dxAaow&dib_tag=se&hvadid=410019737216&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9016852&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16436849254856643970&hvtargid=kwd-301941283325&hydadcr=12161_11118341&keywords=howard+miller+clock+key&qid=1720132513&sr=8-5

@@Jamestube8439 thank you for your response! I plan to order asap!