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Setting The Moon Dial On Your Grandfather Clock

3/14/2017

We get asked all the time about the moon phase calendar on a Grandfather Clock is and how does it work. The Moon phase calendar on your Grandfather Clock (and other clocks) is the Lunar calendar and has NOTHING to do with our monthly calendar. The Moon dial on your Grandfather Clock will show the phase of the moon and not the date of the month.

When the moon is full it is 15 days old. It doesn't matter if the full moon falls on the 1st of the month, the 10th of the month or the 20th of the month.

So when the moon is full, at 15 days old, the center of the moon on your moon dial will point strait up and the center of the moon will point to the 15, reflecting what the moon will look like at that day. In other words, if the center of the moon dial is pointing to the 15, there will be a full moon that evening. Your Moon Dial will move 1 day (or phase) each day, as long as your Grandfather CLock is running properly. If your Grandfather clock stops, so does the Moon phase Dial.

Another example:

When the center of the moon dial on your Grandfather clock points to the #10 the Lunar calendar is 10 days old and that will reflect what the moon will be that evening.

Your Moon phase will need adjusting periodically, because the Lunar calendar is 29 1/2 days long and our monthly calendar is 30-31 days long.

We always suggest to our customers to come back to our website, we have a "Moon Phase" app on the home page, so you can set your Moon Dial to the correct phase when you feel it might get off.

Physically changing the phase with your hands:

When your Grandfather Clocks Moon Dial needs to be changed or moved, you can physically move it, simply by moving the moon dial with your hands. Gently take your center finger and your pointer finger and move the Grandfather Clock moon dial clockwise (as pictured above). It should move freely. Some Grandfather clock moon dials spin freely and others have a "click stop" so you will hear the moon dial clicking as it turns. If when moving your Grandfather Clocks moon dial you feel any resistance, or the moon dial will not turn at all, stop trying to move the moon gear and come back later and try again. The Grandfather Clocks moon dial is tied into the mechanics of your Grandfather Clocks movement and the movement will turn the moon dial each day. If you feel that the moon dial will not turn, its is most likely in the process of turning through the gears on the Grandfather Clocks movement. Typically, this process will take an hour or two to fully engage and turn the moon dial to the next phase.

Sometimes the moon dial gears will become damaged and will not align properly. We have seen where some Grandfather Clocks have been worked on and the service person must not have understood how the Grandfather Clocks moon dial worked, therefore never aligning the gears properly to start with and the moon dial will not turn and keep up with the phase of the moon. If your Grandfathers moon dial will not turn and keep with the Lunar phase, its possible that the gears are not aligned properly. Additional work will need to be performed if this is the case.

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Clock Repair In Atlanta

3/14/2017

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Clock Repair Service has a mobile shop and we come out to your home to repair and service your Grandfather Clock. We were in Atlanta the other day servicing one of our customers Howard Miller Grandfather Clock. The clock was showing signs of slowing down on the chiming side. Once we removed the movement, we were able to see a lot of dried out dirty oil.

We have developed a great technique that allows us to clean and service our customers Grandfather clocks without bringing the entire clock back to our shop. Our Tech was able to remove all the old dirty oil and re-oil with a high quality synthetic clock oil. After the movement was re-installed, it was calibrated and adjusted.

The whole Grandfather Clock service takes about an hour and was performed in 1 trip, saving our customers both time and money. Clock Repair Service, Services and Repairs all clocks brands and styles. We do accept smaller clocks to be brought into our shop, however its best for your Grandfather Clock to be serviced in your home. Our service area is quite large, we service Chattanooga to Atlanta, including all areas in between.

Please call us with any questions or to schedule an appointment to have your Grandfather Clock repair or service.

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Adjusting The Speed Of Your Grandfather Clock

3/13/2017

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Adjusting the speed or Time of your Grandfather clock, although not difficult, it can be tricky sometimes. We have included a small video that will explains how to adjust the speed of your Grandfather clock if it is running to fast or to slow.

Lowering or raising the height of the pendulum bob, will slow down or speed up the time on your Grandfather clock.

Please follow the video or the diagram to the right to adjust the speed of your clock. Please keep in mind that small increments of a turn will drastically change some clocks. We always suggest that you start out with small 1/4 to 1/2 turns at first to see how your Grandfather clock will react.

After your first turn, set the time, than watch your clock for a 24 hour period before you make any further adjustments.

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March 13th, 2017

3/13/2017

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Clock Repair Service is the Factory Authorized Service Center for the Ridgeway Clock Company in the Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. We have been servicing Ridgeway Clocks for over 15 years now.

Howard Miller owns Ridgeway Clocks now and their products are made in the USA in Zeeland, Michigan and they are the largest grandfather clock company in the world. In addition to repairing RIdgeway Clocks, we also sell their entire line of beautiful timepieces. Visit our online store or the Howard Miller website today!

We have service technicians who make house calls for your Ridgeway grandfather or floor clock. Our Service area is from Chattanooga Tenn., Down to South Atlanta and all towns between and around. Please contact us for an exact cost of a service call in your area.

Ridgeway wall and mantle clocks can either be shipped to our repair shop located at :

2745 Sandy Plains Roar, Suite 110, Marietta, Georgia 30066

You are also welcome to bring you Ridgeway Wall or Mantle clock into our shop Monday through Friday 10 am to 6 pm. We do recommend that you call 678-462-7856 prior to coming to our shop, just in case we all stepped out.

Please visit our website for any additional information.

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Howard Miller Authorized Service Center

3/13/2017

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Clock Repair Service is the Factory Authorized Service Center for the Howard Miller Clock Company in the Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. We have been servicing Howard Miller Clocks for over 15 years now.

Howard Miller products are made in the USA in Zeeland, Michigan and they are the largest grandfather clock company in the world. In addition to repairing Howard Miller Clocks, we also sell their entire line of beautiful timepieces. Visit our online store or the Howard Miller website today!

We have service technicians who make house calls for your Howard Miller grandfather or floor clock. Our Service area is from Chattanooga Tenn., Down to South Atlanta and all towns between and around. Please contact us for an exact cost of a service call in your area.

Howard Miller wall and mantle clocks can either be shipped to our repair shop located at :

2745 Sandy Plains Roar, Suite 110, Marietta, Georgia 30066

You are also welcome to bring you Howard Miller Wall or Mantle clock into our shop Monday through Friday 10am to 6pm. We do recommend that you call 678-462-7856 prior to coming to our shop, just in case we all stepped out.

Please visit our website for any additional information.

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Setting The Moon Dial On Your Grandfather Clock

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Adjusting The Speed Of Your Grandfather Clock

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