Customer sent clock in for repair.
Upon arrival, chain tangled around movement in case.
Clock not striking on the hour, but before the hour.
Left bellow paper coming apart.
re-adjust clock to strike correctly.
repair left bellows in-situ. (Bellows glued in)
adjust beat
Clock ran overnight on wall. (Not tested) All other services declined by customer.
note:
Minute hand should only be turned forward stopping at each 1/2 and full hour.
never turn the hour hand.
Bird door should not be forced open or closed.
Cuckoo Clock Set-Up
Please Read the following and contact us with any questions!
CUCKOO CLOCK SET UP:
1. Carefully remove the clock. Your cone weights, pendulum, and top trim (if applicable) are wrapped separately.
2.Carefully unwrap the chains underneath the clock and lower them to the floor so they are hanging free of one another.
2.Hang the clock level on the wall using an anchor rated for 50lbs or more.***(see more below)
4.Unlatch the cuckoo door, of it is latched.
5.Hang the pendulum on the clock, attach the cone weights, then wind the clock by pulling each cone weight up to the base of the clock. (Don’t lull the weights, pull the side of the chain with the round ring)
***Hang your clock in a stud on the wall (see more below)
6.Pull the pendulum to one side or the other and release it to start the clock.
7.To confirm that your cuckoo clock is operating correctly advance the minute hand clockwise to the nearest hour or half hour and listen for the cuckoo and music for musical clocks. Be sure to let the cuckoo (and music) run its full cycle before advancing the minute hand again.
8. Move the minute hand, pausing at each hour and half-hour for the cuckoo call. ***Never move the minute hand counterclockwise past 6 or 12. ***After setting the hands, pull up the weights if they are down.
***Listen to the clock. If the beat does not sound even and rhythmic then gently and slightly move the clock base to the left or right until the ticking becomes smooth. (Note—-our Facebook page also has a video for this.
ANCHORING YOUR CUCKOO CLOCK TO A STUD:
Hanging a clock by anchoring it directly into a stud is the best and most secure way to mount your cuckoo clock.
Try to use a screw with a minimum of 2 inches in length for going through the drywall and into a stud. (#8 or #10 wood screw)
*** The screw should have a large head and go into the wall at a slight downward angle.
***You should leave at least a 1/2 inch of the screw exposed outside the wall to firmly mount the clock.
*** See our video on YouTube or Facebook for a visual.
HANGING A CUCKOO CLOCK AT THE PROPER HEIGHT:
Try to set your anchor screw between 6 1/2 and a 7 feet up, depending on the height of the clock and whether or not you mind having a few inches of chain on the floor when your clock is fully wound.
***For larger clocks set the anchor at 7 feet and for those with a height under 15 inches you can go a little lower.
***These clocks are to be mounted and viewed at a slight angle above the site line. The bottom of a larger clock (wood not weights) will be about 6 feet off of the ground if the anchor is mounted at the recommended height of 7 feet. upon arrival.
WINDING YOUR CLOCK (Pulling on the weights)
***This needs to be done once a day for one day clock types and once a week for the “8 day” clocks.
1. Place one of your hands on the clock to steady it, and with your other hand, pull down on the free end of one chain, bringing the cone weight on the other end up to the clock base. Do this for each weight.
REGULATING THE TIMEKEEPING :
The cuckoo can be sped up or slowed down by a bob on the pendulum, that slides up and down.
***Move this only slightly. The clocks are accurate to 1-2 minutes per day.
NIGHT SHUT OFF FEATURE
Clocks with a manual night shut off have a lever on the side of the case to turn the cuckoo on or off.