A grandfather clock must be wound in order to operate. .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) div.paragraph, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) p, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .product-block .product-title, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .product-description, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .wsite-form-field label, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .wsite-form-field label, #wsite-content div.paragraph, #wsite-content p, #wsite-content .product-block .product-title, #wsite-content .product-description, #wsite-content .wsite-form-field label, #wsite-content .wsite-form-field label, .blog-sidebar div.paragraph, .blog-sidebar p, .blog-sidebar .wsite-form-field label, .blog-sidebar .wsite-form-field label {font-family:"Gentium Basic" !important;} 5 cm is a significant drop. #wsite-com-product-images .wsite-imageaspectratio-image-height, .wsite-com-category-product-image-height.wsite-imageaspectratio-image-height, .wsite-product .wsite-imageaspectratio-image-height, .wsite-com-category-product-featured-image-height.wsite-imageaspectratio-image-height { margin-bottom: 75% !important } .wsite-com-category-product-group .wsite-com-column { width: 33.33% !important } .wsite-com-category-product-featured-group .wsite-com-column { width: 25.00% !important } .wsite-com-category-subcategory-group .wsite-com-column { width: 33.33% !important } the two outside weights will not drop, only the middle weight will drop. 1.Your grandfather clock weights power your grandfather clock. .wslide-caption-text {} 1) Grandfather clock had been running fine for months or longer in the same location and suddenly came to a stop. Push the disk up if the clock is slow. When the Grandfather Clock starts to chime, stop the pendulum and record the time. Depending upon the model of the clock, there can be 1, 2 or 3 winding holes. A man with a clock always knows the time. Experts have said it would likely take an economic sea change sweeping layoffs, foreclosures and a dismal job market to drastically disrupt . The last thing you wanna do is pour the weights up to high when youre winding the grandfather clock. _W.storeEuPrivacyPolicyUrl = ""; Soaringjoy, it is an unmarked movement. Copyright This gives the appearance that the middle weight is dropping too fast when in reality it is dropping normally it is the other two that . var year = today.getFullYear() CALL US: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 6:00 EST: 866-402-8714 . The strike is what calls out the hours after it is done with the chime song. 2.6K views 1 year ago Grandfather Clock Troubleshooting at Premier Clocks View and Download Grandfather Clock Owners Instruction Manuals https://www.premierclocks.com/pages/c. Photo by Anders Sandberg published on Flickr in 2009 under a Creative Commons Licence. _W = _W || {}; Grandfather Clock Pendulum Changing the speed of time keeping is accomplished by moving the pendulum disk up or down. Hence, no need to make it drop as slowly as the others. I ran across this one recently. But, the click is working fine. Most modern grandfather clocks will use three weights where each of the three have their own function. I will have another look at the chain and also post some pictures. The only other explanation is you are getting too many strikes. .wsite-menu a {} Contact Us - (801) 373-5273. "360097846935660487", document.dispatchEvent(initEvt); Weights are not suppose to behave like this. .blog-header h2 a {} The three weights control the hour strike, time, and chime melody. {"navigation\/item":"