Grandfather Clock Repair done properly
A grandfather clock is the only clock most families own that cannot simply be carried to a bench. The movement sits eight feet in the air, the weights fall on cables or chains that must be perfectly aligned, and the chime rods are tuned to the case itself. We work on floor clocks the way they were built to be worked on: on site first, in the shop when the movement genuinely needs to come out.
What this service covers
- Chimes out of sequence or striking the wrong hour
- Clock runs a few hours then stops after being moved
- Weights drop unevenly or a cable has jumped its pulley
- Loud grinding or a snapped chime hammer
- Pendulum swings but the tick sounds lopsided (out of beat)
Clocks and situations this suits
Herschede, Howard Miller, Sligh, Ridgeway and Colonial floor clocks
Kieninger, Hermle, Urgos and Jauch movements
English and German longcase clocks from the 1800s
Nine-tube and five-tube tubular bell clocks
Serving Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Longmont, Superior, Erie, Broomfield, Westminster, Arvada and Denver. Bench work at our Spruce Street shop; in-home visits throughout the service area. See all areas served →
Questions about grandfather clock repair
How long does a grandfather clock service take?
An in-home cleaning, adjustment and beat setting is usually a single visit of ninety minutes to two hours. A full movement overhaul means removing the movement and keeping it in the shop, which typically runs four to six weeks depending on parts.
Do you come to the house?
Yes. Most floor clock work starts as a house call in Boulder County, because the clock has to be level, in beat and correctly weighted in its own room to run properly.
My clock chimes at the wrong time. Is that serious?
Usually not. Chime sequencing drifts after a power interruption, a move, or hand-setting in the wrong direction. It is often corrected in minutes.