Useful information and Technical Tips about Cuckoo Clocks
Question:-
How does a Cuckoo Clock work?
Answer:- The key are the weights located at the bottom of the
clocks. If you look at our clock pictures, you will see the weights hanging below each
of the clocks, in the shape of pinecones. The weights drop down slowly over either a one-day or eight-day period and provide the clock's functions. The first weight, along with the pendulum, provides the clock timekeeping function, the second weight controls the cuckoo and movements, and the third weight controls the music. On non-musical clocks the third weight is absent.
The weights hang under the clock by chains and slowly drop as the clock operates. Once the weights get near the floor, you must pull the chain's other end to pull the weights back to the clock. There are no batteries or electrical connections, all the motion and music is by the fall of the weights. Remember, the first clocks where produced long before electricity.
Question:- When do the movements occur?
Answer:- In general on all clocks the Cuckoo pops-out and sounds
on the hour and half-hour. On one-day clocks the motion and music generally plays on the hour and half-hour, on eight-day clocks this same motion and music happens only on the hour.
Question:-How do I mount the clock to the wall?
Answer:- You need a very good support. The larger eight-day clocks can weight around 15 Lb. Your support to a wall must be solid, into a stud fixing. Remember that the clocks are expensive and can be heavy. Please supply good support on your wall. On most clocks a single hole in the rear of the clock will simply slide onto a heavy nail you have on your wall. The clock must be mounted at a height and in an area where the weights can drop freely to the floor; 5-6 feet. The clock will still operate with less room for the weights to drop, however, you will need to "pull" the weights more often.
Question:- What moves?
Answer:-
The pendulum swings all of the time.
The cuckoo always pops its head out from behind his closed door and sounds the cuckoo.
Once at 1:00 and up to twelve times at noon or midnight.The cuckoo also sounds the halfhour. The remaining movements and music normally happen on the hour for eight-day clocks or on the hour and half-hour for one-day clocks. If the clock has dancers, they will spin with the music; waterwheels usually spin, bell ringers ring bells, bands move as they play etc.
Question:- My clock doesn't keep time why?
Answer:- The speed of the clock is adjusted by moving the
leaf on the pendulum up or down slightly. Down will make the clock slow down, up will
make the clock speed up.
Question:- How can I sleep with the cuckoo and music going
off all the time?
Answer:- Most clocks have a lever, located near the weights,
which allow you do disable the sounds and movements at anytime. This is known as a Night Shutoff.
Question:- What type of wood are the clocks made of?
Answer:- Linden wood is a wood of the Black Forest, the major wood in our clocks. I'ts ideal for hand carving
Question:- How does the clock make that Cuckoo Sound?
Answer:- Inside each cuckoo clock is a pair of bellows. Think of these as squeezable air chambers or a musical bagpipe. Air issqueezed out and refilled in the bellows as part of the clocks movements. As air is pushed out of the first bellow through a slotted whistle carved on the clocks side. The air passing from this bellow gives the "Cu" sound. This is followed be the second bellow pushing air through a second slotted whistle. This bellow creates the "ckoo" sound. Again, these clocks where first created before electricity, so there are no electronic generated sounds.
Question:- How is the music played?
Answer:- Music in the clock is generated by an old fashioned music
box. The more expensive clocks have sweeter sounding music boxes with more notes and tunes. You will be spellbound by the quality and variety of handcrafted Cuckoo Clocks Here is an unsurpassed absolute real opportunity to purchase a Quality Cuckoo Clock...GUARANTEED
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