Favorite categories include the mechanical wind up chiming mantel clocks and key wound wall clocks.
Key wound wall clock repair.
Insert the winding key into the holes located in the dial face.
Wall and mantel clocks.
The clocks that cannot be backset safely are usually older clocks especially most early american clocks made until about 1920.
We have special tools and equipment here in our repair shop for handling all sizes of mainsprings.
This includes key wound wall and mantle chiming and or striking clocks cuckoo clocks grandfather clocks anniversary clocks and even most battery clocks.
Keywound mantel clocks come in a variety of styles and features.
If we suspect mainspring troubles in your broken clock the first thing we do is remove the mainspring from the clock movement.
Depending upon the model of the clock there can be 1 2 or 3 winding holes.
If you re not taking a pair of vise grips and mangling the key to get it to move forward after the mainspring is obviously wound to its maximum level then you re in no danger of overwinding your clock.
We then determine if we can clean and lubricate it or if we have to replace it.
Turn the key clockwise until the spring becomes tight and will not turn further.
If you force the key at the end of the wind continually to make sure it is completely wound you could tear the end of the mainspring.
Clocks of every kind can be found at our clock shop along with information and assistance from our experts and a clock repair service center for our customers.
Grandfather cuckoo wall and mantel clocks.
Moreover with traditional and.