My Howard Miller Grandfather Clock, Model 610-317, No.

... i moved the chains up too high.

Free shipping . Grandfather Clock Repair Cleaning and Maintenance A grandfather clock really requires little care and maintenance. Item #: 32100

Clocks have three weights.

If the clock is chiming prematurely only about 5 minutes or so before it is supposed to chime, on most clocks you can just take off the minute hand and turn the bushing that is in the center of the hand one way or another so it is exactly on the hour when it bongs its melodies.

Chain driven clocks need to have the weights pulled down about once a week.

Chain driven grandfather clocks are wound by pulling on the end of each chain, lifting the weights until the weights come up to just under the clock's face. WHAT ABOUT THE SAYING THAT “THE CLOCK IS WOUND TOO TIGHT”? 2 Keep the door locked if possible.

We service around 650 grandfather clocks in customers' homes each year.


I recently bought a 40 year old Ridgeway grandfather clock. It was working very well, when after an unknown cause it seems every 24 hours, the hour chime is skipped, as are the subsequent chimes. Typically, what we find is that the grandfather clock has not been serviced and the oil has dried up in the movement and therefore the chiming side of the clock is hung up, or worst, worn out. $69.95. ... Westminster chime not ringing due to chain pulled too high.

185 Triple Chime Cable Driven Movement, was purchased in 1990 and moved to my home in 2008.

the chimes are not striking and the moon phase will not change. The instructions for winding said to lift the weights while pulling the chains to wind. Answer How can I get the chain back down to place the weight back on it.

CLOCK MOVEMENTS - Cable, chain, quartz, and never wind.

They must be installed in their correct order.

(Looking straight into the clock front.)

the clock keeps good time.

This will keep the clock running for the next 8-days - no batteries required. Description: Brass plated clock chain is 72" in length, has 47 links per foot and is made of 1.70mm wire. Guidance with Grandfather Clock that is "Overwound" Discussion in 'Clock Repair' started by ... - I'm assuming that the chain was pulled so much that the top of the weight has come into contact with the bottom of the movement. I accidentally lifted the weight too high without realizing that the weight became unhooked and I then pulled the chain too high.
I have seen some clocks that have been forced so hard that the arbor actually has snapped. My father built a grandfather clock for my husband and myself as a 25th wedding anniversary present. Valvoline Ask For Motor Oil Neon Clock 19" Double $154.95 Yamaha #1 Neon Clock 19" Double - (Blue) $154.95 Cities Service Neon Clock 19" Double Neon Clock $154.95 Mechanical Chain Driven Grandfather Clocks Nothing says quality like a chain driven grandfather clock.

The mechanisms within the clock are the same, for they have a pendulum, chimes, face, hands and inner mechanisms that work in synchronized order within the clock allowing it to function properly. Step 1 Open the front access door of the grandfather clock. It has worked perfectly. It was a kit. Our kid pulled the chains on our grandfather clock when preparing for a move. The "never winds" use synchronous movement which means you never need to wind anything.

A Tempus Fugit Grandfather clock is made like any other Grandfather clock, only they were made in Asia, and not in America or Germany.

Grandfather clock weights are the engine driving the timing mechanism. the pendulum is good.

Tinker Dwight Drop weights to their lowest level by not winding the clock or advance the minute hand until the weights are at the bottom of the case. Within the last month, the grandfather clock has stopped working with the pendulum is striking the weight on the right side. The clock owner can reinstall the chain on the grandfather clock sprocket in one hour with a small amount of tools, materials and clockwork skills.

the chain because it is pulled too high ( you do need to pull, some, on the chain to get it to strike ).

Listed below are a few steps you can take to maintain the quality of your grandfather clock: 1 Wind your grandfather clock every 7 days.