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The pendulum is an important part of a mechanical wall clock.  The pendulum helps regulate the speed of the clock.  See our section on How Clocks Work for more information.  Pendulums vary greatly in size, style and material.  Most will include a long shaft of brass or wood.  All traditional pendulums will also feature a “bob” of some sort, which will be a weighted cylinder disk or a weighted decorative piece.  However, the pendulum itself is just a part …