Grandfather Clocks

[Shiznown]

Does anyone else like them?

 

[Progster]

Yes, I like them, I grew up in a house full of them. My father was a specialist and dealer in antique clocks. Not just grandfather (longcase) clocks, but grandmother clocks, carriage clocks, ship's clocks, mantelpiece clocks, Vienna wall clocks even cuckoo clocks! He used to buy them, restore and sell them. He also ran a repair service. I often helped him to polish them, and wind them up once a week

 

[King_Oni]

I like how they look, but I cannot deal with the constant ticking they, or any other analog clocks do. Ticking clocks are a hefty dose of noise pollution in an otherwise quiet environment.

 

[watersprite]

I like them. I don't have one, but do have an old cuckoo clock that needs repairing. When it used to function I had to stop its mechanism because the tick, tock, tick, tock, drives me nuts after a few minutes, so I agree with King_Oni's comment. I like working on clocks: that's always been a daydream of mine to have as a job.

 

[Shiznown]

I like how they look, but I cannot deal with the constant ticking they, or any other analog clocks do. Ticking clocks are a hefty dose of noise pollution in an otherwise quiet environment.

I agree with the ticking, that's why when I own a house I'm going to put the clock in a place where I can't hear it from my bedroom. I don't like cuckoo clocks at all.

 

[Tia Maria]

I always loved Grandfather clocks too.

 

[Harrison]

I had the good fortune to look after a large house for a year whilst the owner was away (no, I didn't break in and squat).

There was a grandfather clock in the hall and the tick-tock could be heard throughout the house. Beautiful sound and the chimes were awesome. The owner had shown me how to correctly wind the weights to keep it running, loved that clock.

 

[Shiznown]

I had the good fortune to look after a large house for a year whilst the owner was away (no, I didn't break in and squat).

There was a grandfather clock in the hall and the tick-tock could be heard throughout the house. Beautiful sound and the chimes were awesome. The owner had shown me how to correctly wind the weights to keep it running, loved that clock.

I've never actually operated one, since the last time I saw one in person was when I was a kid. How often do you wind them? Do the clock stop while you're winding?

 

[Harrison]

It only needed winding weekly and kept running whilst I did it. You can stop the pendulum but the owner told me not to worry about that.

 

[clg114]

I love pendulum driven clocks. Grandfather clocks are my favorite, the bigger the better. I would love to have a really nice grandfather clock, but they are very expensive. We have thought about buying one several times, but there was always something we needed more.

One of my all time favorites is in the Old Faithful Lodge at the Yellowstone National Park. In the lobby, there is a huge fireplace. On the front of this fireplace there is a huge pendulum clock. Very impressive.