The grandfather clock in our entrance hall rings out the full, 16-note Westminster Chime on the hour, every hour, along with tones for the time. So does the clock on the mantle over the fireplace in our living room.

When we bought the house last December, neither of us liked the weak, two-note chime of the doorbell so I replaced it with one of the new, electronic chimes, set — of course — to a Westminster chime.