Factory Authorized Clock and Watch Service Center
1625 West 20th Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54902
Phone: 920-235-4750  Fax: 920-303-5530

Cuckoo Clock Instructions

1. Hang Clock about 7 feet high on a nail sloping upward.

2. Remove back of clock – take off clamps over bellows and remove any other packing.

3. Attach these items to the clock:
* Pendulum – on to the pendulum guide.
* Weights – on to the chain hooks.
* Roof Head – on to the top of the clock (if there is a roof piece).

4. Open the cuckoo door by turning the door wire to the “Open Position”.  Do not remove this wire.  When moving the clock always lock this door.

5. Set the time by moving the minute hand clockwise (never backwards).  Stop at the half hour allow the clock to cuckoo – do the same on the hour, until the proper time is set.  Push the pendulum gently to start the clock.  Now your clock is running.

Helpful Hints

1. To adjust the speed of the clock, remove the pendulum and move the pendulum disk down if the clock is fast.  Push the disk up if the clock is slow.  1/16 inch will change the clock about 2 minutes per day.  Be sure to set the correct time after each regulation.  The slogan “Slow-Down, Speed-Up,” may help you remember how to regulate the clock.

2. Be sure the clock is hanging straight on the wall and that the pendulum guide does not rub on the clock sides.  Mark on your wall to indicate where your clock hangs level.  It is level when the “Tick-Tock” beat is perfectly even.  You may have to tilt the clock a little to the left or right to get the beat even. 

3. Wind the clock by pulling up weights gently.  Do this by slowly pulling each chain straight down, one at a time.  Do not handle the weights.  Before pulling the chain, be sure you are holding the proper chain – otherwise you could break a ratchet wheel.  Be sure weights and pendulum are not rubbing against each other and that the pendulum is swinging far enough to make the “Tick-Tock”