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But once someone has finally chosenIn most cases you can expect it to operate perfectly for years, but how do you figure out what to do if your cuckoo clock stops working. It's time to start consider a few cuckoo clock repair tips. This generally happens when the cuckoo clock is not hung level or straight on the wall. The mechanical movement cuckoo clock is driven by the sway of a pendulum, often decorated with a had carved maple leaf. Start by listening to the back and forth swing of the pendulum. This tick-tock sound is often referred to as the cuckoo clock heart beat. The pendulum shouldIf the heart beat isSometimes other cuckoo clock parts require adjustment too. If your clock has a solid heartbeat and still continues to stop, itYou can try using a wide screwdriver to bend the pendulum wire slightly to the the right or left. (TheIf the clock is leaning too far to the right, bendThis also works to compensate for a movement that may have been installed slightly out of square. To do this, look closely to see if the cuckoo clock handsAlso, try turning the minute hand clockwise to a point where the hour and minute hands slightly overlap. For example, set the clock to 5 minutes before 12 to see if the pendulum stops a minute or so after the cuckoo clock hands meet. If this is causing the cuckoo clock to stop, try pushing the hour hand Oftentimes an experienced cuckoo clock repair technician can help you correct these issues over the phone. If not, there are a some Certified Black Forest cuckoo clock repair shops in the USA. If a cuckoo clock is running slow, simply slide pendulum bob up the arm a bit. It's that hand carved oak leaf we wrote about earlier that gives weight to the pendulum. If the cuckoo clock is running fast, simplyIf the cuckoo bird is quiet, there are a fewBe sure the paper around all cuckoo clock parts have been removed.

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Next, you want to be sure that the wire latch on the cuckoo door is moved so the bird and all the cuckoo clock parts associated with the cuckoo are free from obstruction to allow the cuckoo call. You also want to be sure that you open the back of the cuckoo clock and remove the clips from the bellows. These little clips will usually have brightly colored tags on them that tell you to remove them.While you're in there you should also security paper inside the gong wire. The bellow clips and security paper help secure the cuckoo clock parts during shipping and can be discarded after removal. If after taking the steps above the cuckoo call and bird are still not working, check to see that the lift wire is under the cuckoo bird rather than on top of it. Also check to make sure that the wires that lift the bellows are not bound. Finally, always make sure that the cuckoo clock shut off switch is in the off position. First, you'll need to remove the back of the clock’s case. In many cases, the brass leverUse a pair of needle-nosed pliers to slightly bend the brass lever so that it sets down in the hole andThis will allow the music to start properly the next time too. If this cuckoo clock repair fails to solve the problem, the release wire above the music wire may be bent. Try bending the releasing wire until it is over the inactive brass wire. Luckily, when it comes to troubleshooting cuckoo clock parts, changing or reparing the hands is a fairly simple task. Then retighten the hand nut. Then re-tightenEach is its own individual work of art. Be sure to practice proper cuckoo clock maintenance, andIf you prefer to be hands off or leave it to the professionals, contact a cuckoo clock expert at Bavarian Clockworks to get your cuckoo clock ticking, music playing, and cuckoo calling like new again. Insert a piece of string, wire or a twist wrap through all the chains “close as possible to the case bottom.

” Bundle up the chains in a piece of aluminium foil and tie up tightly with a rubber band, tape or string. This prevents the chains from coming off the wheels and creating a snarled mess of chains inside the clock. Pack the clock in an oversized box with crushed newspaper (do not use styrofoam peanuts), wrap and label the pendulum, and place in box. Do not send the weights. If there are any numbers on the weights (275 or 320, etc.), write them on a piece of paper, along with your name, address, phone number, email address, a short description of any problems, and enclose in box. If your clock runs too fast, you can move the pendulum-disc down a little on the pendulum to correct this. If the clock is running too slow, you have to move the pendulum-disc up. This should also be described in your clock’s setup instructions.If the clock should not work in the end, please check the following points: You have to turn a little wire that secured the door while shipping to the side (see picture). The most common reason why the clock and music do not work is that they have been turned off. With some clocks the night shut-off is a switch at the left side of the clock, with other types it is a wire under the clock (see picture). Check both positions of the night shut-off and make sure that the switch is not “somewhere between” the ON and OFF position. Fixing this is not so easy, it will require patience. To fix this, pull the other chains fully up and remove all weights. Take a piece of wire and secure the other chains under the clock’s case “as close as possible” to the bottom of the case (see picture). This is VERY IMPORTANT, otherwise the other chains will fall off their wheels as well during the next step. Take the clock from the wall and open it on the back. Now turn the clock upside-down and try to balance the chain back on the wheel.

If the cuckoo calls the wrong hour (cuckoos 3 times at 4 o’clock), loosen the hour hand by carefully pulling it off the shaft, move the hand to the 3 o’clock position once it is loose, and push it back onto the shaft. Never adjust the time by moving the hour hand, since this will cause the exact same problem. This wire should move the cuckoo up and down a little while it calls. It is not connected with the cuckoo but usually ends under the cuckoo’s tail (see picture). During shipping, it may happen that this wire is turned above the cuckoo. If it is above, it may block the cuckoo and the door. This should be quite easy if you open the cuckoo’s door (the cuckoo will move forward when the door is opened). For your convenience, we have listed some other service stations you may want to use instead (our customers have to use us during the two-year warranty). Please do not simply send your clock to an address on this list. Call the service station in advance. Ask them if they will repair your clock, and also ask them for their prices and for SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS. If you think that your clock may be under warranty, contact the shop that sold you the clock or the manufacturer first. Please try again.Please try again.Please try again. Please try your request again later. It consists of 105 pages with over 131 illustrations, drawings, photos and tables. This book covers material no other cuckoo clock repair book covers.For instance: detailed explanation of Regula movements, the operation of the Regula rack and snail system; the cuckoo bird locking mechanism; Hubert Herr movements; Schatz Movements; detailed explanation of adjusting a music box; automation and animation; how to build a cuckoo clock test stand; plus, how to remove the dreaded pressed on hammer lift wheel, tools, repairs, and much, much more. The book is presently being used as a text book at a Community College adult education cuckoo clock repair course.

The professional cuckoo clock repair fraternity are all saying “this is just what we needed”. Here are some reviews from readers: This book lives up to all the hype. It is full of practical information that is easy to follow. I’ve read a lot of books on clock repair, even some exclusively on cuckoo clocks and I’ve never found one to be equal to this book. Anyone and everyone will find Mr. Bilger’s book a fascinating exposition on the workings of a cuckoo clock. As the book says, it is a complete how-to-do it book for both the amateur and professional. Written in a clear and lucid manner. A joy to read. Informative and easy to understand. I Keep this book close to my work bench. It is the most helpful book I have on the subject.Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Videos Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video. Upload video To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Please try again later. Mark 2727 4.0 out of 5 stars I think the illustrations and explanations are pretty good. Still, to truly understand a clock you just have to dive in, and take it apart. Take lots of photos (clear ones) and lots of notes to go along with each photo. And be patient. This book is worth the money and I doubt you can find it in any library. Maybe in a big city library, but not out here in the weeds.Covers a lot of important items and easy way to do it. I gave it a four because the one topic I was interested in he did not cover, bushings. Overall a good book.Good basic information.I look forward to working on my clocks and doing a good cleaning and repairs.

We listed the possible malfunctioning alphabetically, indicating what to do to make the clock run again.Then push the pendulum to the side to make it run. If the clock still loses time, repeat the aforementioned. Take off the pendulum, put it face down on a thick newspaper or cloth, take a small hammer, and carefully hit on the black metal holders that they tighter hold the pendulum stick. Caution! You may hit your fingers with the hammer which may cause injuries. Hang the pendulum back on and push it to the side to make it run. If the clock still gains time, repeat the aforementioned. Pull up the weights completely. Take off weights, pendulum, and top carved piece (only traditional carved cuckoo clocks). Then, pull out the clamps that stick around the bellows. 8-day clocks with music only have one clamp. Push up the bolt that blocks the cuckoo door. The clock has a manual night-off handle. It is either underneath the cuckoo clock cabinet (shaped like a ring) next to the hook of the left weight or at the left wall (shaped like a bar). If you move this up ( push it), you can turn the cuckoo off. If you move it down (pull it), the cuckoo calls on the half hour and on the hour.Take off weights, pendulum and top part. Take clock from the wall and gently shake it in different positions, also upside down. Hang the clock back on the wall and put all parts back on.If so, the clock does not hang in the right angle on the wall. Make sure that the clock?s back wall is parallel to the wall where it hangs, i.e. in a right angle to the earth surface. Close the back lid, hang the clock back on the wall, and put all parts back on. Putting the chain back on track is a slightly complicated but manageable operation.Inside you see two wheels on the bottom of the clockwork. The chain on the black wheel is now missing. You see one wheel from the front, one from the back. The chain has to go on the black plastic wheel. It is double sided.

Inside are hooks to hold the chain which you cannot see. The black plastic wheel is not connected to the brass gear wheel. You can move the left plastic wheel in the direction of time, the right plastic wheel against time with a screwdriver. It makes a clicking sound when you do that. It is the same sound as if you pulled the chain to wind the clock.Make it go in right behind the gear wheel that you see. Carefully turn the clock back (direction against the hands of time when working on the left wheel, with the hands of time when working on the right wheel) that the end of the chain slings around the black plastic wheel and that the chain links get in the hooks. This is the most difficult part, as the chain might fall off. You might not want to turn the clock back in a completely upright position but stop turning it still slightly bent. Put the tip of the screwdriver in the black plastic wheel (remember it is double sided and has the hooks inside). Move the black left wheel to the left (the right wheel to the right) with the screwdriver until the chain comes down between the two wheels. Make the end of the chain go through the second hole. When it is through the hole, you can pull it by hand. If the black wheel turns when you pull the chain and if it makes the same sound as if you pulled up a weight, then you got it right. Pull up the chain until the hook at the other end of the chain is completely up.If you don?t put it back on, the chain will fall off once the weight is all down.Set the right time and everything should be fine. Bend it down a little and try the clock again (see d).As soon as you hear the clock beginning to chime, immediately stop moving the hand. Put the minute hand on the time determined by the chime you just heard and tighten the bolt fixing the hands to the clockwork. Now, the clock should work correctly.As soon as you hear the clock beginning to chime, immediately stop moving the hand, and count how many times the cuckoo calls.
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Now, it is the only time that you may movethe hour hand. Carefully put the hour hand on the hour determined by the cuckoo?s call. Now, the clock should work correctly. 1. CLOCK stops running 1. Make sure that all the weights are pulled up. If a weight does not stay pulled up, see Chain does not stay pulled up. 2. CLOCK stops running 2. Check that nothing interferes with the pendulum. If the clock hangs in a room where it is exposed to a strong current or breeze, either block the current or hang the clock in a different room where there is no wind. 3. CLOCK stops running 3. Check that the clock hangs straight by listening to the ticking sound. Push the pendulum until you hear the clock ticking. If you do not hear an even tic-tac to both sides, slightly tilt the clock to the side until the tic-tac is even and regular. You enhance your hearing skills by putting a wooden stick to the bolt that holds the hands and to your ear. 1. CHIME does not sound clear 1. Make sure that you removed the transportation paper. Put clock face down on a thick newspaper or cloth. Push up the small bolt that sets free the back lid, take a screwdriver and put it in the hole on the top end of the back lid (next to the bolt), and pull open the lid.Pull the paper from the chime wire. Close the lid, hang the clock back on the wall, and put on all the parts. Put the back lid on a table in an upright position. If the chime wire touches the back wall, take the wire and slightly pull it opposite from the wall until it slightly bends and does not touch the wall anymore. Close the back lid, hang the clock back on the wall, and put back the removed parts. Take off weights, pendulum and top part (only traditional carved cuckoo clocks). Take the clock from the wall. Put clock face down on a thick newspaper or cloth.On the lower side of the back lid you see a round hole. Behind the hole you see part of the gold plaited chime wire.

Take a screwdriver, put it in the hole and slightly bend down the chime wire. Put the clock back on the wall and put back removed parts. Take off weights, pendulum and top part (only traditional carved cuckoo clocks). Take a screwdriver, put it in the hole and slightly bend up the chime wire. Put the clock back on the wall and put back removed parts. Take off weights, pendulum, and top carved piece (only traditional carved cuckoo clocks). Take a screwdriver and push the black metal, called rak(marked with a red dart) down. Close back lid, hang clock back on the wall and put all parts back on. Up to 70 off Hermle Clocks. FREE set of hands or oiler with movement purchase.For now, leave the chains on the bottom of the clock wrapped. Be sure to unwrap each of the other paper bundles as there may be tiny pieces inside. If you have a traditional carved hunting model your box will include the following: clock, top piece, deer head, antlers (left and right), horn bell, pendulum, and either two or three heavy weights. If you have a chalet cuckoo clock, your clock will not include a top piece. Use the screw included to attach the deer head to the shield. Drive the screw through the hole in the shield and into the back of the head were a hole has been started. Push the antlers into the holes at the top of the head so that they curve up and away from the front and center of the clock. The top should have two bent pins which correspond to two holes in the roof of the clock. Slide these pins into the holes. You may have to turn the pins so they are perpendicular to the holes. Rather than pins, some clocks have screws which slide into saddles thereby holding the top in place. Some high-end cuckoo clocks have top pieces that attach with small screws. There should already be holes drilled in the top to receive these screws. Be careful not to over-tighten these screws. They should be just tight enough to hold the top piece in place.

A fourth method of attaching the top piece also exists: the clips. These are very simple. Simply make sure there is enough tension on these clips and slide them over the edge of the cuckoo roof. There may be other little decorative pieces on your clock. Simply slide these pieces over their corresponding pegs. Take a look at the picture on our website and compare your clock. Many clocks have a few decorative pieces which fit on in various ways. If the method of fitting these pieces isn’t completely obvious, please don’t hesitate to contact your dealer for help. There are two wire clips around the bellows. (figure 1) Remove them as well as the paper strip on the coiled gong. (figure 2 Make sure the wire with the loop on the end falls through the slot on the bottom of the clock. (figure 3 and 6) Replace the back of the clock. Fit the bottom edge of the back piece into the groove at the bottom of the clock first, then close the top edge. 6. Hang the clock on the wall. It is best to find a stud to support the weight. Drive a good sized screw in at an angle. (figure 4) To get the full 24 hours, or 8 days out of a single wind, hang the clock about 7 feet from the floor. How high you hang the clock determines how long it will run on a single wind. You may hang the clock as low as you like, but you may have to wind it more often as a result. Do not turn the clock upside down after removing this wrapping. See that the chain is free of knots and hanging freely. 2. There is a wire on the front of the clock holding the cuckoo’s door closed. Turn that wire to the side, unlocking the door. (figure 5) 3. Hang the heavy weights (pine cones) on the brass hooks and the wooden pendulum on the wire loop hanging through the slot (figure 6). The clock may start to cuckoo. It will adjust itself after the first hour and call the correct hour after that. Do not move the smaller (hour hand). After the first hour the cuckoo should call the correct time.

If you move the minute hand clockwise you must wait each time for it to finish its call and music before you continue. After setting the clocks hands make sure the cuckoo shut off switch is to the ON position. (figure 7) To wind the clock pull the chain without the weight hanging on it (the end with the brass ring) directly towards the floor. Do not help the weight up by touching it or lifting it. To regulate the time: If the clock is running fast, gently slide the pendulum leaf or disc downwards. LOWER IS SLOWER. If the clock is running slowly, gently slide the pendulum leaf or disc upwards. The newer clocks also have nicer music. In order to properly set up your new quartz cuckoo clock, there are a few things to take note of. The proper set-up procedure is already in your printed instructions, and here, but please also reference this article to troubleshoot. In order to do this, you'll need to find out what time your bird thinks it is. Once you have the batteries installed, move the longer minute hand only (don't touch the shorter hour hand) clockwise until the hour is reached. Please make sure you have the cuckoo switched on before taking this step. Once the hour is reached, count the number of times the cuckoo calls. The softer echo call is not meant to be counted. Keep going around with the minute hand until the cuckoo will call again. You need to get back on to the AM setting so that you can hear the bird. Once you have counted the amount of calls, compare it to what the hands say. If, for example, the clock cuckooed 9 times and the hands show 7:00 you'll need to push the setting button twice to realign the movement with the hands. If your clock is calling 11 times and your hands show 6:00, then press the button once (7:00) twice (8:00) three times (9:00) four times (10:00) and finally five times to reset the computer to synchronize the chime with the hands. In other words you'll have to tell the computer to catch up to the hands.

If your clock calls 6 times, and your hands show 5:00, you'll need to push the button 11 times. This is the same procedure used on mechanical clocks. Remember, you can only make this synchronization when the clock is in the daytime hours. If, at any time during this phase of the setup your clock does not make any cuckoo calls DON'T PANIC. You are probably in the PM time range, and will simply have to advance the minute hand a few hours so that the clock will cuckoo again. Once your computer and hands are synced up, you can set the time as usual. Simply move the minute hand around until the correct time is reached. NOTE: You don't have to wait at each hour for the music to finish. Once the bird and hands are synchronized, they will remember where the hands are pointing. You will probably have to realign using this simple procedure every time you change the batteries. The older models had a light sensor switch, but the new models actually have a timing device which shuts off the cuckoo and the music during the nighttime hours. In order to do that properly, follow this sequence: BEFORE INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 1. Turn the minute hand clockwise until it points to 5:00am 2. Open the back cover and insert 3 batteries R14 in the battery holder (for best results, use Duracell or a generic brand - any brand OTHER than Energizer.) 3. From 6:00am to 9:00pm, the cuckoo will call the full hour on the hour. From 10:00pm to 5:00am the night shut-off should be in effect and the cuckoo will not call. Brass clock movements are generally not influenced by all but the most extreme static electricity, temperature fluctuations, humidity changes, or magnetic fields. Once all of a clock movement's wheels have turned 1 revolution, there is no reason why they shouldn't keep making those revolutions for at least 2 years time without service unless some physical change has come to them.

Unless it has been moved or jostled there is no reason to expect that any modern mechanical clock should develop any new problem after a week's worth of good running. Use your ears. You should be listening for an even TICK TOCK ( listen ) sound. If you hear an uneven tick TOCK or TOCK tick ( listen ) sound, carefully tilt the clock one direction or the other. You can carefully move the bottom of the hanging clock to the right or to the left until you hear that even ticking sound. 2. Flat against the wall. Make sure that your clock is hanging flat against the wall. There should be no space between the back of the clock and the wall. The clock needs to be hanging exactly parallellel to the wall. 3. Wind the clock fully. Many times, clock owners will be afraid of winding a spring-wound clock too tightly. Don't be. You can't break the spring. Most mainsprings are about an inch-wide ribbon of tempered steel. Could you imagine breaking this with your own arm.Besides, there is a stop catch built into new mechanisms to provide safety. Wind the clock until it comes to a complete stop. If you have a key, wind it until it goes no further. If there are weights, wind the clock until the weight comes all the way to the top. DO NOT LIFT the weight with your other hand. There should always be tension on the chain or cable which supports the weight. Sometimes they can be confusing. If your clock is not cuckooing, try the shut-off switch in both positions regardless of what the marker says. 5. Where are your weights. Make sure the weights are each hanging on the hooks correctly. 6. The cuckoo door There is a little wire latch which sometimes gets in the way of the cuckoo door. Make sure that this is out of the way so that the door can open. Remember: when you set a clock, just move the (longer) minute hand and let the hour hand follow along.

Many modern clocks allow you to move the minute hand backwards (counter-clockwise) some allow you to shut off the sounds so that you don't have to listen at each interval. Either way, you shouldn't move the hour hand independently of the minute hand - because you will cause your mechanism to become out of sync with your hands. Most modern clocks allow for an easy fix. Simply follow this procedure: NOTE: if you have a quarter-hour or half-hour chime clock, you may have to wait at the quarter or half-hours for your clock to finish making its sounds. 2. Count the number of strikes or calls your clock gives at the hour. 3. Move your (shorter) hour hand, just this once, to the number called. This will get your clock back in sync with what the hands say. 4. Once your clock is back in sync, proceed to set your clock to the proper time - but don't move the hour hand this time. Just move the (longer) minute hand to the correct time and the hour hand will follow along. You may have to go around several hours to be in the correct day or night time to align with your calendar or shut-off mechanisms. Once you are locked in, you can move the minute hand to the proper time. The hour hand and clock mechanism will dutifully follow along with your direction. NOTE: the above procedure is virtually universal for all clocks, but there are always exceptions. Ideally, when moving the hour hand, you should be able to slightly loosen the (shorter) hour hand from its shaft. Most are only fit on by friction, so you can press it back on in the correct setting very easily. If you have a clock where it is very difficult to move the hour hand independently, or if you cannot easily loosen it from a friction fitting, STOP. You should have a clock professional look at your clock. If you force clocks with stiff hour hands you could cause serious damage to the mechanism. The procedure in this article is meant for most modern clocks. A: Your clock is probably in the nighttime range.

These clocks are meant to be silent between approximately 10pm and 8 or 9am. Simply move your minute hand (so that the hour hand follows) clockwise several hours until your clock starts cuckooing again. Now you are in the daytime range. My cuckoo clock is cuckooing way too many times. Sometimes it cuckoos 15 times. A: Remember that your quartz cuckoo has an echo. There are other sounds playing too, for example there is another kind of bird that starts the hour chime, then the cuckoo, his echo, and music. Be sure to only count the louder cuckoo calls - without their echos. My quartz cuckoo clock isn't cuckooing the correct number of times. How do I sync the bird with the hands. A: There are two methods for this. You could press the setting button a number of times equaling the difference between what the hands show and what the bird is calling. Count the number of calls first, then push the button to bring it up to what the hands say. You could also move the hour hand (independently of the minute hand) to match the number of calls the bird makes. Dolf is also a NA rep for Romba and other famous Black Forest Cuckoo Clock manufactures and he stocks most of the cuckoo clocks we offer for sale on this site. Music clocks have three weights and clocks without music have two. Do not pull the figurines or any other decorative attachment. Do not bend any of the wire connections. This might cause damage to the clockwork. Hanging a clock by anchoring it directly into a stud is the best and most secure way to mount your cuckoo clock It is generally recommended that you use a screw with a minimum of 2 inches in length for going through the drywall and into a stud. It is also recommended that the screw have a large head and be installed at a slight downward angle as shown below. This is the most secure way to hang your cuckoo clock. Please note that a cuckoo clock, because of the chains, needs to hang 1,8 -2,0 meters (6-7 feet) above the floor.