Instructions

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Cuckoo Clocks:

All mechanical cuckoo clocks, (1-day, 1-day musical, 8-day, 8-day musical, Cuckoo & Quail Clocks, and Owl Clocks)

Instructions (PDF) Care of the chains More on the chains FAQ on the hands and cuckoo calls More help troubleshooting your cuckoo clock hands Calling the wrong number of hours Adjusting the Gong, or making your cuckoo sound healthy. Adjusting the cuckoo bird’s tail – allowing the bird to retreat back into the clock The shut-off switch Troubleshoot the timekeeping Troubleshoot the cuckoo call Troubleshoot the music mechanism New problem with your young clock? FAQ on the hands and cuckoo calls Adjustments to feeding-bird cuckoos, such as the 8207 and 8307 Doesn’t cuckoo enough times every hour? Unpacking and Setting Up a Cuckoo Clock Unpacking your clock The music mechanism The Cuckoo Bird and Door How to Ship Your Cuckoo Clock

Quartz Cuckoo Clocks:

All Quartz (or battery-operated) cuckoo clocks, including models 40QM, 8233QM, 8250QM, etc.

Instructions (PDF) Moving the Pendulum Synchronizing the calls on the 40QM Calling the wrong number of hours Setting up your quartz cuckoo clock and fixing erratic calls

Mechanical Mantel Clocks:

Double-Bell Alarm by Sternreiter (MM 111 602 00, and MM 111 602 20)	Instructions (PDF)
Brahms Tambours (MM 808 119), Lincoln Tambours (MM 808 146 08), Sloan Brackets (MM 808 373), and any clock with a balance escapement and Westminster chimes.	Instructions (PDF) (Brahms tambours) Instructions (PDF) for Models with Automatic Night Shut-Off (Sloan, Tristan) Adjust the Time and Shut-Off the Chimes Calling the wrong number of hours New Problem with your Young Clock?
Boston Calendar Clock (22840) and Hermle 80th Anniversary (22841)	Setting the Calendar Adjust the Time and Shut-Off the Chimes Calling the wrong number of hours New problem with your young clock?
New Haven Steeple Clocks (MM 808 381 08, MM 808 382 08, MM 808 383 08) and any mantel clocks with a Hermle movement with pendulum escapement.	Instructions(PDF) Care and adjustment of chimes The shut-off switch Calling the wrong number of hours Why does my clock keep stopping? New problem with your young clock?
Toulon, Mini-Oval, Ovale, and Dauphine Carriage Clocks. This includes all mechanical, time-only Carriage Clocks with platform escapement and lever adjustment by Sternreiter and K. Mozer. (MM 800 645 00, MM 800 646 00, 604 57, and 610 57)	Instructions (PDF)
Cologne (22686 000130), Versailles (22685 000130), as well as any clock with a Hermle balance escapement and hour/half-hour strike. This includes models such as the Mozer Ormolu series and small Hermle tambours like model 21143.	Instructions (PDF) New Problem with your Young Clock? Calling the wrong number of hours
Congreve and other hand-made clocks	The Tapered Pin

Quartz Mantel Clocks:

Americana Anniversary Clock (81136 002300)	Unpacking the clock and setting up the pendulum Changing the suspension spring
Sloan (QM 028 372 04, QM 028 372 08) chiming bracket clocks, Brahms (QM 028 119 04, QM 028 119 08) chiming tambours, as well as almost any other quartz mantel or table clocks with Westminster or Ave Maria chimes.	Instructions (PDF) Set-up and care of Quartz Chiming Clocks Calling the wrong number of hours

Quartz Wall Clocks:

Tarrytown (70687 n92214) chiming schoolhouse clock, as well as almost any other quartz wall clock with Westminster or Ave Maria chimes.

Instructions (PDF) Set-up and care of Quartz Chiming Clocks Calling the wrong number of hours

Weight-Driven Wall Clocks:

All “Castle” clocks, including the Brettluhr and Aachen (models 70701 000701, WW 801 677 00, WW 801 504 00, 70823 000701, 70824 000701, etc.)	Instructions (PDF) The weights Care of the chains Care of the dial New problem with your young clock? Why does my clock keep stopping? Unpacking your clock
Mini Morbier (m611)	Instructions (PDF) The weights New problem with your young clock? Why does my clock keep stopping?
“Rock” Clocks, Hohenzollern (7640), “All Are Mine” (7641), etc.	Instructions (PDF) The weights New Problem with your Young Clock?
Rottenburg (7304G)	Instructions (PDF) The weights Care of the chains Calling the wrong number of hours The shut-off switch New problem with your young clock Unpacking your clock Why does my clock keep stopping?

Weight-Driven Regulators:

Spring-Wound Wall Clocks:

Handel (SW 808 785), Haydn (SW 808 793), Emily (SW 808 630 07), Bauhaus (SW 818 160 03), and other Hermle wall clocks with Westminster chime.	Instructions (PDF) The shut-off switch Calling the wrong number of hours New problem with your young clock? Why does my clock keep stopping?
Ithaca (SW 808 786)	Instructions (PDF) Setting the Calendar Calling the wrong number of hours Adjust the Time and Shut-Off the Chimes The shut-off switch New problem with your young clock?