Open the door on the side or remove the panel from the back access section.
Grandfather clock moon dial not working.
The chime is the song that plays every 15 minutes and not to be confused with the strike.
Face the clock and remove the top side panel.
Recently replaced when old movement could not longer be repaired.
To repair bend the minute hand towards the dial and away from the glass.
The clock movement is new.
Circa 1860 to 1870.
These may be used as seconds here.
The moon dial on a grandfather clock also gave the manufacturers of the clocks to add a personal touch to their grandfather clocks.
I have a ridgeway grandfather clock with moon dial and ship deer and 2 moons not sure which moon goes up for full moon also i have owned this clock aprox 15 years and never knew to oil it it stopped so we took off hood and cleaned was not a speck dirty before opening hood then started clock ran 15 hours stopped again.
When a grandfather clock has issues with the chime functioning these are some basic corrections.
Very typical of the late dials except for the center seconds and use of minute numbers.
Grandfather clock chime issues.
A clock minute hand that touches the glass will stop your clock.
Its place on current production grandfather clocks is more out of a sense of tradition than anything else.
Place your pointer finger on the tip of the click spring.
Another late dial from the end of the grandfather clock production days.
I have no trouble rotating the dial.
Grandfather clocks are actually very durable.
Look inside at the back side of the dial to locate the click spring.
For a tutorial explaining see how to wind your clock.
The moon dial or lunar phase dial is not of any practical use to most of us in our modern times.
However it does not advance after setting it.
1 examine the dial on the grandfather clock and check to make sure the hands are not touching or hanging on any parts of the dial or second hand.
From a manufacturer s standpoint it is not much more than a talking point when selling a clock.
Advance the clock twelve hours to make sure the minute hand does not catch on the hour hand.
The strike is what calls out the hours after it is done with the chime song.
Ordered oil from ronell in grants pass or and oiled every point started.
The moon dial on my howard miller grandfather clock will not advance.
Many of the older grandfather clocks or english tall case clocks as many people called them had a painting on the dial along side of the moons each dial has 2 moons to keep the calendar accurate.
Repair shop said everything was working properly when they tested and set it.
When the grandfather clock is not working after a move there are a few problems to look for that can be easily fixed.