Hotels of great stature and buildings of power have one thing in common: a grandfather clock in its reception area. If you would like to have one in your living room or office but do not have the financial capability to spend thousands of dollars to acquire the grandfather clock of your dreams, you have two options: build one on your own or purchase one that is fit for restoration. Doing the latter would be more convenient, less expensive, and you can be sure that it was previously built by a renowned craftsman or manufacturer. You can accomplish its restoration by applying the procedures of grandfather clock repairs.

Step-by-Step Procedure

Once you have purchased the one you want restored you can now go through the following steps of grandfather clock repairs:

  1. Dismantle all the parts and place them on a clean surface.
  2. Study each of the spare parts even the coils and springs
  3. Check for corrosion and remove the accumulated oil, dust, and rust from all parts.
  4. Evaluate the weights of the clock. If they are misaligned, you have to correct them because it could lead to inaccuracy in time telling. Check their markings and cross check if they are correctly placed, left, right, or center.
  5. Check on the hands on the clock’s face because they might have been stuck together thus preventing the pendulum from swinging smoothly. Move the hands away from each other.
  6. Observe the swinging of the pendulum. On an average basis, it should swing once per second. If your clock is large, it takes two seconds to swing. Free the bob first and replace it back.
  7. See to it that the moon dial is set correctly, if not, rotate it to match the right moon phase.
  8. Check on the legs of the grandfather clock because an imbalanced cabinet will lead to incorrect swinging of the pendulum, which will result to inaccuracy.
  9. Assess the cabinet that encases the clock. If there are pests inhabiting it, use insecticides or do a repainting. If the state of the body of the casing is beyond repainting or repair, better build a new cabinet casing. If there are broken glasses or damaged brass or steel parts, replace them.
  10. Rebuild the clock with care.

Cleaning and Repair Tips

Structural grandfather clock repairs are not enough to restore the grandeur of the clock. There are cleaning tasks that must be done properly after the structure is restored and before the clock is rebuilt. Manually clean each of the parts using cotton cloth with peg wood. You should remove the old oil that was used to lubricate the clock previously because it surely has solidified. Polish the pivots and see to it that they are in perfect condition. Rinse the parts and dry them well. If you do not want to go through these processes you can contact the nearest clock repair shop or log online to avail the services of companies that advertise their services via web pages.

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