Restoring Cuckoo Clocks
Our services include restoration of vintage american and european wall clocks mantel clocks cuckoo clocks electric clocks self winding clocks and many others.

Restoring cuckoo clocks. The cuckooland museum is situated in tabley knutsford cheshire and would like to welcome you to visit and view the magnificent variety of cuckoo clocks regarded as the most important collection in the world. Drill a slightly larger hole for the train weight chain. Services we offer include clock consignment sell and buy. How to repair a cuckoo clock step 1.
The oil and dirt combination has worn many of the movements out to the point of them needing to be repaired or rebuilt. Check to see if the cuckoo. Most of the clocks i get in are mid to late 20th century units but its a varied field and cuckoo clocks have been made in volume since about 1800 so its quite a job covering them all but i do. If a cuckoo clock is running slow simply slide pendulum bob up the arm a bit.
Repair any obvious problems. The stain is a jell i use to sponge it on and leave. We rebuild movements restore wood or metal cases touch up dials or perform a complete clock restoration. The reason i restain a cuckoo clock is because it has been bumped around or has outer parts that might not match.
I do repair all cuckoo clocks and am currently restoring an 1860 black forest table top clock in the dresden style a stunning clock and its all mine. The fact that many were not properly oiled and cleaned a lot of the cuckoo clocks simply do not work. The older cuckoo clocks have a. Make sure the train weight chain isn t hitting any obstruction before you take the cuckoo clock down from the.
If keeping the correct time has become an issue an your cuckoo clock is inaccurate running too fast or too slow there is a simple cuckoo clock repair that anyone can do. Cuckoo clocks as well as all clocks need to be oiled every 2 3 years and also require a good cleaning every 7 10 years.






















