Once set up they should be screwed to the wall particularly if standing on a carpet or where there is any likelihood of movement caused by loose fitting or creaking floorboards.
Set up vienna wall clock.
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Setting up your spring vienna wall clock.
If it stops look for a rub and or fine tune the crutch adjustment.
A good wall clock especially the top quality vienna type has a strong metal hanging bracket well screwed to the top of the clock case at the back and very often two small screws one at each side at the bottom of the case.
A vienna regulator makes a wonderful addition to your home.
Hang the case on the wall making sure that the fixing screw nail is 100 secure with no chance of it pulling out the wall.
The pendulum may have been removed for the journey home and you must refit it.
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Using a small spirit level make sure that the case is also level use the side.
Most of the time if the clock runs an hour it will keep running.
Some clocks have stabilisers which can be screwed in or out just enough to prevent wobbling.
Hook the clock onto a strong screw make sure it is straight and cannot wobble.
True vienna regulators are weight driven clocks although there are some spring driven clocks generally referred to as vienna regulators.
A simple guide to setting up a vienna regulator weighted clock.
Click on this link for an interesting video for setting up a vienna regulator.
Longcase clocks or grandfathers should be positioned on a level floor preferably without a carpet underneath and wedged to ensure stability.
The clocks made before 1850 tended to be simpler in design than the clocks produced later.
The wall must be plumb or you will have problems with the running of the clock.
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Let the clock run for a while and see how it does.
Video tutorial showing how to install an antique vienna regulator wall clock.
Link added below 7 02 2014.
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In this video i m going to show quickly how to spot what to do with this old gustav becker wall clock and why it doesn t run.
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The pendulum consists of a rod with a hook at the.