I know this is sort of off topic for this forum but I am sure some one out there can steer me in the right direction. I have always wanted a free standing grandfather clock but they are so expensive. I was at a flea market a few weeks ago and got a nice one for $50. It is a Clonal Zeeland, serial 74xxx. I got it to run ok and keep time but I have a couple of questions. It has 3 weights (on the chains) One has a L stamped on it so I assume it goes on the left side which is the hour chime, the other has a R on it which I assume is the minute chime, the other one (lighter in weight) has no letter stamped on it so I assume it is for the center (time). It chimes ok (beautiful) but does it about 10 min after the hour. The hour hand can be moved manually to any position you want but the minute hand only goes on two ways 12 and 6. I have tried moving it slightly but that is where all the gears are timed to strike and don't want to force it. I took it out of the case where I could inspect it and all gears, pins, seem fine. How do I reset it to chine right?
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Help: Reparing grandfather clock.
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RobSmith
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Surely there are dedicated websites for Grandfather clocks. Go to mr Google and look up "grandfather clock forums". You will be pleasantly suprised.
Andy_GTS
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My old man is a clockmaker. I'll run those numbers past him and see what he says. Any pictures of the movement? Might make it easy to point to components to turn,adjust, etc.
cdestuck
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Cyberbear
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Check the yellow pages online for a clock repair shop and ask them about your clock.
My Old Tools
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The hands are always slip fit on the shaft even if it is keyed. You should be able to move the hand by hand (so to speak) to the top of the hour. Dad worked on clocks all the time I was growing up. I inherited a dozen or so that I keep running. Only one is a modern weigh driven, the others are all colonial period clocks.