The Clock Shop in Eustis is very good. I don’t know if they make house calls.

Antique Clock
 

I have an antique grandfather clock that is from the 1860’s. Works survived the Chicago Fire. I used The Clock Shop in Eustis. 352-357-9150.

got any idea why center weight always falls, had it "fixed " several times,

Ohiobuckeye
 

I built grandfather clocks & I’m guessing when you tried to start your clock & you tried to start it you turned the hands counter clockwise. Never turn hands counter clockwise because these clocks don’t have memories built in them. For an example if it’s 8:00 & your clock says 9:00 don’t move hands back to 8:00 because when the strikes it’ll strike 10 times instead of 9 times. Hard to explain. But with so many movements they might have a different way of setting. The one I have is a Bim Bam movement it strikes once every half hr. & on the hr. it’s strike whatever hr. it is. You might try this, whatever the hr. it’s set at, & make sure if it’s not on the hr. move hands to the closest top of the hr. & let it strike, then move the longest hand ( the min. hand) to the 6 & let it strike the half hr. then move it to the top of the hr. let it strike the nexted hr. Before you move it again move by your hands back to where it was it when you started. Repeat this until you get to the time it’s set at & see if that works. Sorry my instructions might be confusing but it won’t hurt the clock. I would come & look at it but I’m just afraid that you might have a lot more advanced movement than I have, like yours might have a moon/sun dial in your clock face. Mine is pretty simple for this exact reason. We’ve moved 11 times & had to be set everytime. Sorry I couldn’t be more help but try what I said & don’t worry about any damage to your clock.

Ohiobuckeye
 

It is off, they want to get the time set. I don’t think they’re losing any sleep for it chiming. Sorry not trying to be a wise guy!

Vintage Time Shop, Lady Lake
 

Try Vintage Time Shop in Lady Lake, 206 South US 27/441, (352) 307-2745.

It’s been a long while since I used them, I hope they’re still in business. But they did a nice tune-up on our grandfather clock with a reasonably priced house call a number of years ago.

Grandfather clock repair
 

I used Palermo’s clock repair. Very knowledgeable and fair priced. Call Nick at 954/297-6362. Live in The Villages...

Clock repair
 

I second Nick Palermo! He came, he saw, he conquered! Same day service too. Only craftsman in 15 years who fixed it properly.

Grandfather clock repair
 

Grandfather clock repair, I recommend N. Palermo
964-297-6362

Ohiobuckeye
 

No, you’re OK, you have to let it chime on the half hr. if you are trying set it for an example at 9 & you don’t stop & let it chime on the half hr. then when you stop at 9:00 it’ll chime 10 times, or at 10:00 then you’ll be still an hr. off. But like I said there’s different kinds of movements & maybe you could be right just spin the hands around until you get the time you want. But I’ll BET you it won’t strike the hr. you want. Grandfather clock aren’t like a clock you have hanging on your wall or sitting on your night stand. They’re more complicated than you think!

I have a 47 year old grandfather clock. Lawrence Clark - Back in Time Clocks, The Villages repaired the clock. His number is 352-391-2111.

Joe Gibbs Clock Repair. Best ever, he is here in The Villages 352-223-8730

I am going to 'guess' that a gear is worn sufficiently that it occasionally becomes disengaged, or has teeth missing. In either case this probably requires the clock mechanism to be disassembled, which is beyond my capability. The only other possibility I can think of is the chain is not routed properly and it jumps off the cog, allowing the weight to fall. This should be easy to see with a careful inspection of the chain routing.

kbgobli, if you reread the comment that they wrote they said they want the chime cycle to match the time, so they are interested in the chime!

Mine an antique, as I said it has a lever to chime every 15 minutes and count the hours on a 3 foot chime-polished pipe. You can shut off the chimes by simply not winding the weights
that drive the clock. Manual? I have a small supply of whale oil used to lube it.