Have you wound up your wall clock and started the pendulum? Wall clocks have either a swinging pendulum or a balance wheel to regulate time keeping. If you don't see a pendulum attached to your clock movement, then your clock is regulated by a balance wheel. The pendulum/balance wheel is driven by a powerful spring.
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How To Regulate Your Clock For Accurate Timekeeping
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The faster the pendulum swings, the faster the minute hand will turn. A basic principle of physics is that the length of a pendulum determines how fast it swings. A short pendulum swings faster than a long pendulum. You can remember this principle with the phrase "A SHORT DOG’S TAIL WAGS FASTER” You can change the effective length of the pendulum by raising or lowering the pendulum bob on the pendulum stick. If you push
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THE REALITY OF OWNING A MECHANICAL CLOCK
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It is a reality that most clock retailers refuse to tell a prospective clock buyer because they are afraid of losing the sale. Not only that you will have to pay the clock dealer a good deal of money when you purchase a nice clock, your obligations now continue, you must spend more money maintaining it!
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Hickory Dickory Dock ?
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Early clock movements were often made of apple wood, culled from the rich Black Forest region of Western Germany. Those old wooden clocks needed proper lubrication, and most clockmakers used ham or bacon grease.
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The Story of the Moving Moon Dial
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One of the most frequently asked questions of new clock owners is: “What is the purpose of the moon dial and what do the pictures or symbols stand for?” The question in itself tells us just how far our world has advanced.
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The Various Clock Chimes
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The Westminster chimes are the same notes first used on the clock in the University Church tower of St. Mary, Cambridge, England, and in 1859, selected for the Victoria Clock Tower in the House of Parliament in London.
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