When moving a Grandfather Clock, it has to be dismantled, so that the Hood, is removed, in order to take out the clock works.
This can only be done after safely removing the weights, and the pendulum .
The clock works need to be packed in such a way so as to ensure that the hands on the dial, are protected and will not have any pressure during transit, and the same for the back of the clockworks, where the escapement is positioned, this must not be subject to any pressure.
The hood can in fact be reinstated for transit, without the works attached, but must be well secured with webbing, tightly attached to the tie rails of the removal truck.
When reassembling the clock at the delivery address, the pendulum should be attached before the weights, and the clock should not be left unattended with the works installed, until it is secured to the wall, as, in normal use, it is top heavy, and liable to fall forward.
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