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• Making a Grandfather-Clock Seat-Board

  Making a Grandfather-Clock Seat-Board, which is the mount that the weight driven movement sits upon, is fairly easy. Of course, the movement sits on this with cables or chains. Subsequently, they hang directly down between the boards. Additionally, many of the modern clocks have a seatboard that is 16 inches wide and is 2 and a half inches deep. However... View Product

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• Mechanical Clock Kit Styles Available

  Mechanical Clock Kit Styles Available include wall clocks, mantle (shelf) clocks, and floor clocks. Floor models includes the granddaughter, grandmother, and grandfather series. Mechanical Clock Kit Styles are in the list below. Mantle clock kits are always spring driven and wound with a clock key. Moreover, it can come in a variety of chime types. Triple chime, Westminster only, bell... View Product

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• Notes on the Hermle 461 series clock movement

  The Hermle 461 series clock movement is either chain or cable driven, three weight, Westminster chime unit. It is the same movement as the 1161 series, but Westminster only instead of triple chime. In other words it plays one song instead of three. But really, people with triple chime clocks only listen to Westminster in the end because it sounds... View Product

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• 1161 Hermle Clock Movement Notes

  The 1161 Hermle Clock Movements are great that is why there is so many made. They work night and day for 30 years without much complaint. So here is some information on these fine German made units. The name maybe a number of makers on the movement, but it was made by Hermle not them. It may say Howard Miller,... View Product

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• Kieninger Clock Movement Identification

  The identification process is the first step to replace a Kieninger clock movement or any other components. To begin with, start with the movement number in order to purchase a new clock movement and to see the price and what it includes. Also, these numbers are essential to get compatible components for the clock. Examples of some components include pendulums,... View Product

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• Kieninger Clock Movement Ordering

  Kieninger clock movement ordering starts with the numbers off of the back plate of the clockworks. The numbers help us figure out the correct unit by plate size. After we get the plate size we narrow it down by attributes such as triple chime. In other works all the units that have the letter K on the back will have... View Product

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• New Clock Movement Benefits

  New clock movement benefits far outweigh the benefits of a restoration. This section will explain why that is and what the best course of action is to get your clock working. Clocks need to have fresh oil after 10 years or so. Then, after 20 or 30 years, a full break down of the movement is necessary. This is all... View Product

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• Mechanical Clock Weight Installation

  The weights may or may not all weigh the same however they usually do not. It is needed to know what weights goes on what chain or cable for most floor clocks in existence. Typically there is differences on the weights from left to right on a mechanical floor clock. This section is referring to post WW2 modern floor clocks... View Product

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• Grandfather Clock Chime Issues

  When a grandfather clock has issues with the chime functioning these are some basic corrections. The chime is the song that plays every 15 minutes and not to be confused with the strike. The strike is what calls out the hours after it is done with the chime song. This section will resolve chime issues that are not the fault... View Product

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• Urgos Clock Movement Identification

  Urgos Clock Movement units have identifications on the back plate of the unit itself. These movements are available new in only the floor clock models such as grandmother and grandfather clocks. This is the more involved way of getting to the correct new unit and takes some figuring out. The other way is just by the movement numbers and is... View Product

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• Mechanical Movement Installation Preparations

  Mechanical clock movement preparations start with getting the new movement out of the box and set for installation. The new unit may or may not have orange clips over the plastic cable drum covers if its a cable driven unit. These are uses sometimes so the cable underneath the cover will not jump over itself and get all tangled up.... View Product

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