Winding a Grandfather Clock

Winding the Sligh Triple Chime Grandfather clock.

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[ladycroftbayonetta]

as a follower of vintage lifestyle i love these clocks its a true treasure i love the fact that plays music

[ogClockTV]

Ah yes. One of my favorite kind of clocks to wind out there.

[AlwaysStampinUp]

Are there types of clocks which require someone to pull the ends of the weights to wind the clock?

[billyunair]

I've got a Charles R Sligh model 233 at work. Thank you for explaining the process.

[aigriffin]

I love grandfather clocks because they are very intricate in their own special little way!❤

[clocktube]

I recently bought a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock off Marketplace, except the winding crank was missing so I had to use a universal clock key until got one off eBay.

[cornpopwasabaddude]

It is best not to wind the weight all the way to the top. You can damage it, the weight may get stuck. It should be up just enough that you still can see the top cap of the weight.

[shurp]

Hello! My grandfather passed recently and left us a lovely Sligh clock very similar to this one. He was always the one to care for the clock. I was able to find a manual and the key and wound the left and right weights and got the pendulum swinging again. It seems to be keeping time. However, I’m not able to wind the middle weight, it gets “stuck” and the minute hand stops when I try. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this? Or why it would be happening? Thank you so much!! Have a great day :)

[GregJGreen]

I just hung a Gebruder Resch 3 weight regulator that I bought earlier this week. I haven't needed to wind it yet. Should I go about it the same way, or lightly assist the weights while winding? This is the oldest (1880), most elaborate clock I've owned so far, don't want to mess it up.

[ryanwalker]

I just got a ridgeway clock and when it was stored the weights were wound up and the middle one was removed. I have all the parts but need to get the middle pulley down so I can connect the center weight. How would you drop the pulley down to be able to connect it?

[craigelliott]

Hello, i just bought a Howard Miller used and when I got it, the pulleys were wound so far up that I can’t attach the weights to start the clock, please could you tell me how to lower the pulleys so I can attach the weights and begin using the clock? Thank you!

[crstandlee]

How often do you have to wind a grandfather clock? Once a day, week, or month?

[premierclocks]

Thank you, that'a a very helpful video

[KevingerAdr]

When you wind up the middle weight, will the second hand continue to go or not?

[Bomboutboy]

Is that a HM? I just winded mine and I'm trying to figure out how to set it now. I also don't know if it working properly, do you know a good way to find someone to fix them?

[JazzVincent]

Does anyone know how to "unwind" the clock? im writing a story and i have a character remove some cogs from the grandfather clock. but I am struggling a bit to find information about how to stop them / turn them off? any information is helpful :'D

[NeilPrasad_]

so, I'm curious, what's the purpose of winding the clocks?

[garycorbier]

My Howard Miller wines clockwise, is that normal?

[beatrizpena]

Qué pasa si toca las horas completas en el primer cuarto 😢

[joydavis]

I have a Howard miller grandfather clock it chime when it want to then stop chiming, and the pendulum stop moving, after a couple hours. The second tune it start chiming, and moving then the pendulum stop moving, and stop chime, after couple hours, the 3rd tune it move but don't chime 🤔 then the pendulum stop moving a couple hours again smh.😩😫