There is something remarkable about a prestigious, antique grandfather clock dominating your living room, dining room or foyer. The elegant design mixed with the old-world charm is enough to make any room pop. Unfortunately, these massive and impressive looking clocks too often will fall prey to poor maintenance practices. Without a proper maintenance and care plan, your grandfather clock will see a shortened lifespan and that just isn’t right. Between the rarity and complexity of this style of clock, there is a ton of misinformation out in the world. Today, we are going to detail a few ways for you to take good and proper care of your grandfather clock so as to extend its life while keeping it in pristine condition along the way.<\/p>\n
Grandfather clocks hearken back to the old days in a way that no modern clocks could ever replicate. Grandfather clocks are a gorgeous blend of old-school charm and outstanding functionality when they are properly maintained. Clocks, as most people know, are already notoriously fickle machines and grandfather clocks are even more complicated as a result. Still, there are a few easy ways you can take great care of your grandfather clock without going too far out of your way. Let’s get started by digging into a few aspects of grandfather clock upkeep.<\/p>\n
We bet that you didn’t know this! Grandfather clocks were built and designed on a flat and level surface. In order to keep the clock functioning at a high level, make sure that the surface it is resting on is flat as well. A tilted clock will throw off the pendulum and the weights inside, leading to excess pressure on the fine, small parts inside of the clock.<\/p>\n
A grandfather clock is meant to be operating at all times. It seems counter-intuitive, but it is actually worse for the clock to be sitting in storage than it is for it to be running. A grandfather clock that sits in storage too long will see the metal turn brittle and the interior lubrication begin to dry out.<\/p>\n
One of the easiest ways to break your grandfather clock is to clean it improperly. You must use a damp cloth, not wet, that is soft and non-abrasive on the exterior of the clock. Do not ever use a blowing instrument to get rid of dust on the inside of the clock, but a lightweight vacuum cleaner can do the trick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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