Troubleshooting a Cuckoo Clock that doesn’t Cuckoo Right

[@IvannaBong05]

When I was little, back in the late 60's, I loved both birds and clocks. When I saw cuckoo clocks in the Sears Christmas catalogue, I begged my parents for one. I know they were reluctant to get something that would spring to life and squawk every half hour, but I persisted, and Santa brought me one. Fast forward to last spring, when I finally found someone who could clean it and get it working again, as it had been silent and motionless for decades. He did this, but the lower whistle doesn't sound, and the bird does not bob. Watching your video, I think I know what to do to fix this! I'll let you know if I succeed. Thank you for the video. ❤🐦

[@ronmccarty7537]

That was absolutely excellent instruction Thank you

[@PaulSmith-t5d]

Great video, !!! Very informative, expecting my first clock soon. thank you for the info!!!

[@jbranstetter04]

So basically he's pulling on the weight to give it more power to get it beyond whatever is jamming or rubbing.. stealing the power. First thing to do is to set it up so you can watch it operate from the back, then when it gets stuck just poke around with a little stick or something until you discover what is causing the problem. Thanks for the helpful video.

[@marcjaworski3760]

I think you may have just help me I will know tomorrow however it’s 3:57am ,and I may have to look at now,my bird only does one cuckoo and slow but the music plays most the time.

[@ashtinx5843]

I'd like to see a video on what to do if you're cuckoo won't stop cuckooing.

[@LoceneClockworks]

@@ashtinx5843 that’s a great suggestion! There are a few scenarios that can happen - what specifically is going on?

[@albertwise6426]

The back spring or coils.

[@gailsmith9835]

Cookoo clocks are not practical, dust and spider webs are drawn up into clock and fouls up the works!

[@albertwise6426]

Does this need to have anything connected to this.

[@LoceneClockworks]

@@albertwise6426 the coil/gong should be attached to the back panel; nothing else should be attached to it.