Yes, I am the guilty party. I would defer to the expert. It just
seemed like it made sense at the time. I did a quick search and I
found "experts" who are in both camps. One site,
www.cuckookingdom.com says to pull on the chain, but "If the clock
has an 8 day movement please, gently lift up on the weight while
pulling the opposite end of the chain". This seems to be a common
theme, but I don't understand why the 8 day variety is handled
differently. Another guy says you should "steady the clock with your
other hand". I guess that's one way to go if you're not too
confident in your hanger. And then there's the whole subject of
moving the hands to set the clock. Only clockwise? Doesn't
matter? This guy, http://bpic.co.uk/articles/cuckoo.htm, even says
to only move them counter-clockwise. The whole thing is enough to
drive you cuckoo. Sorry. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
-Steve Trovato
strovato@optonline.net
At 02:33 PM 2/11/2010, Brian C Kennedy wrote:
>Some time ago, someone suggested lifting the weight when you pull the chain.
>Our clock repairman was by today and he said don9t do it. The clocks are
>designed to handle the load and he9s seen many cases where the chain got
>tangled up and caused problems.
>
>Brian K
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