To avoid staining the delicate brass with fingerprints, please wear gloves or finger cots. The brass is protected by a layer of clear lacquer, but eventually the acid in fingerprints will burn through and etch the brass.
Any other chains that are still attached to their cog will need to be secured so as not to come off too, a wire thru the links and up against the chain holes on bottom of case will hold it on the cog. You could slide the latch on cuckoo door shut so door doesn't open and allow wire on bellow to go above birds tail because then he won't allow door to close.
Thanks for sharing this! I have an old German cuckoo clock that had one chain off of the cog and another that had slipped all the way through and this saved the day. It clicked for me once I realized I had to insert the screwdriver through the holes in the bottom of the clock to get the angle right to turn the cog.
Chris, thank you for this video. We recently moved overseas and brought our cuckoo clock with us . . . and yup, you guessed it. We didn't realize we needed to secure the chains before they were packed, and when we went to put up the cuckoo clock today, one of the chains had come off the teeth of the cog. Thanks to your video, I was able to get that darn chain back to where it belongs. Thanks a million!
Hi, i have an exact same anniversary clock. But it is running fast and gaining time. I have tried to slow it down woth the rotating lever above the pwndulum. But it is still going fast even at the slowest setting (i can't make it any slower). Plz help regarding how to fix it
So Awesome to tie the chains during travel, smart to know. Had a clock person work on my clock and it came back worse than I took it. He told me I needed to replace the whole mechanism. You taught me how to put the chains back on❤ that was the only thing wrong! I am so happy😁
I called a local jeweler who said he charged $275.00 an hour minimum of one hour to work on my clock. Your video saved me that money! Thank you so much!
What if my chains are stuck? I had a family member wind my clock while I was on vacation. They pulled the weights all the way to the top and now the chain is stuck and I can't see what the problem is.
Thank you, you showed me what I needed to do and my clock is now cookcooing again! As an added bonus, this clock has been in my family for a very long time, and my late aunt and my Mom used to put pink flamingos in each other's houses when they visited each other. I found what has to be the last of Aunt Barbara's pink flamingo stickers inside the little door on the side of the clock. Mom is probably going to cry a bit when she hears about it.
Do you have a video that shows what to do if the weight is pulled all the way up on the left but it won't tick tock or stay running? I noticed on my cuckoo clock.the left weight is pulled completely up to the hole in the bottom of the wood and it does not seem to move down at all.
Could be on the cog but click not working or off the cog like shown in video. If click is broken buy a new wheel from Timesavers.com but most likely it's off the cog.
My clock has to have the time adjusted often. Seems the more I wind it the faster it goes. I’m trying to now wind it just enuff to keep the correct time for 5-7 days
Who could comment what aged are that clocks? I've heen restoring that one and seems it isnt very old. Maybe its produced still nowadays? Also there is no pendel at my one, I should prepare the new one. Can somebody say what is the weight of it?
Probably a stupid question, but how do you keep the candle holders easily clean after the candles start melting and also wax from running on to counter tops or tables where the pyramids are placed. Thanks
