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This list is a collection of frequently asked questions about the functioning of cuckoo clocks. We listed the possible malfunctioning alphabetically, indicating what to do to make the clock run again. If none of these remedies help, please send an email to post@cuckoo-clock.com or a fax to 011 49 (7833) 7724. Clock loses time.
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- The pendulum moves to slowly. To correct that, take off the pendulum, slightly move up the wooden leaf/shield, and hang the pendulum back on. Then...
- If the clock keeps losing time even though you have moved up the leaf/shield, then the leaf/shield is not properly fixed to the pendulum stick. Tak...
- The pendulum moves too fast. To correct that, take off the pendulum, slightly move up the leaf/shield, put the pendulum back on, and make the clock...
- You may have forgotten to remove the clamps that secure the bellows during transportation. Pull up the weights completely. Take off weights, pendul...
- You may have forgotten to unbar the cuckoo door. Push up the bolt that blocks the cuckoo door.
- The night-off handle may not be in the correct position. The clock has a manual night-off handle. It is either underneath the cuckoo clock cabinet...
- If none of the above help, please follow the next steps:Wind clock up by pulling up all weights. Take off weights, pendulum and top part. Take cloc...
- 1. Try if you can easily close the door by hand. If so, the clock does not hang in the right angle on the wall. Make sure that the clock's back wal...
- The chain jumped off the turning gear inside the clock. Putting the chain back on track is a slightly complicated but manageable operation.a) Rewin...
- What could have happened is that the wire holding the propeller of the music box was bent accidentally. You must be two people to fix that.a) Wind...
- Parts of The Cuckoo Clock That Help Tell Time
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- How to Set The Time of A Cuckoo Clock
- How to Adjust A Fast Or Slow Cuckoo Clock
- Remember to Wind Your Cuckoo Clock
As we’ve discussed before on our blog, the main parts of the cuckoo clock are the pendulum, weights, chains, clock hands, mechanical movement box, the cuckoo bird, the music box if it’s a musical clock, the clock housing and the clock face. The cuckoo clock parts that work together to tell the time are the clock hands, weights, chains and pendulums...
The mechanical cuckoo clock is driven by the weights that drop over the day and with the movement of the pendulum. The pendulum moves back and forth and this makes the clock hands move. One of the weights controls the time; the other makes the cuckoo call and helps with its animation. If you have a third weight, this means it’s a musical cuckoo clo...
If you received your clock new be sure to see our guide on how to set up your cuckoo clock or watch our unboxing video. If you’ve received an antique cuckoo clock, you may need to adjust the clock to get the right time or give it a bit of maintenance like oiling the clock. To set the time of your clock, first, start by winding the minute hand aroun...
While you observe the clock, if you notice that the time is not correct, you’ll need to adjust where the maple leaf is on the pendulum. If the clock is going too fast, move the leaf down slightly. If the clock is running too slow, you’ll move the maple leaf up the pendulum. Then you’ll need to observe the clock again to see if more adjustments are ...
Once you got the time set correctly you’ll want to wind the clock. To do this, pull the round ring on the end of the chain downward, which raises the pine cone weight to the clock. We recommend winding your clock at a set time each day or week so it becomes part of your routine. The winding frequency will depend on whether you have an 8 day cuckoo ...
Apr 9, 2024 · A 1-day cuckoo and music clock has the music after the full hour strike and after the half hour strike. The music of an 8-days cuckoo and music clock plays the music only according the full hour strike. If an 8-days clock plays the music also after the half hour, the “release lever” has to be adjusted.
Cuckoo clock, a so-called Jagdstück ("hunt piece"), Black Forest, c. 1900, Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 2006-013. A cuckoo clock is a type of clock, typically pendulum driven, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and open and close their ...
The Cuckoo's Calling is a 2013 crime fiction [1] novel written by J. K. Rowling, and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. [2] It is the first novel in the Cormoran Strike series of detective novels and was followed by The Silkworm in 2014, Career of Evil in 2015, Lethal White in 2018, Troubled Blood in 2020 and The Ink Black Heart in 2022.
Oct 10, 2018 · It’s not your cuckoo, in fact, it’s the minute-hand. If the minute hand is in the wrong position, you’ll need to move it to the proper time to get your cuckoo back in sync. Cuckoo Calls the Wrong Time If your cuckoo starts calling out six times at 8:00, it’s not confused — it’s that the hour hand is in the wrong position.
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Cuckoo clocks with beer drinking figures often play "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus" and "Trink, Brüderlein Trink". Clocks with an 8-day movement play their melodies on the hour. 1-day movement clocks play music on the hour and half hour. Mechanical cuckoo clocks with music have an additional third weight for the musical movement.
