How to Change the Time on a Grandfather Clock

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Grandfather Clocks: Setting The Time - The Clock Depot More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by john morritt | permalink
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These instructions for setting the time on your Grandfather Clock will work on most major brands made since 1985 and many key-wound wall clocks also.

For further reading: http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/grandfather-clocks-setting-the-time/ ^[1]

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Adjusting the Pendulum on your Grandfather Clock - More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Ondrej Chvala | permalink
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How to make your grandfather clock keep good time by Adjusting the Pendulum on your Grandfather Clock. Moving the nut on your pendulum will change the speed

For further reading: http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/adjusting-the-pendulum-on-your-grandfather-clock/ ^[2]

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How To Adjust and RegulateThe Time Of Your Grandfather Clock More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Rusne | permalink
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How To Adjust The Time Of Your Grandfather Clock of your grandfather clock. Regulate the grandfather clock if it is too fast or too slow.

For further reading: http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/how-to-regulate-the-time-of-your-grandfather-clock/ ^[3]

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How to Change the Time on a Grandfather Clock | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mu 00e 1rcia Santos | permalink
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Changing the time on a grandfather clock is a two-fold process. You change the indication of the time by moving the hands on the face; you change the timekeeping by adjusting the pendulum. The pendulum regulates the clock's time. If the clock runs slow or fast, it's usually not a problem with the movement (the innards of the clock). Simply use the...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5705612_change-time-grandfather-clock.html ^[4]

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How to Wind a Grandfather Clock More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by dcorteztec | permalink
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Clocks made in the old-fashioned tradition require winding in order to operate. Grandfather clocks are freestanding timepieces of this type, controlled by the fall of weights and the movement of a pendulum in a tall case. Follow these...
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1. http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/grandfather-clocks-setting-the-time/

2. http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/adjusting-the-pendulum-on-your-grandfather-clock/

3. http://www.theclockdepot.com/clocks-blog/how-to-regulate-the-time-of-your-grandfather-clock/

4. http://www.ehow.com/how_5705612_change-time-grandfather-clock.html

5. http://www.wikihow.com/Wind-a-Grandfather-Clock