You have to adjust the crutch to level your clock. The crutch is the piece that pushes your pendulum side to side. If it is flat you just have to push it to the side that you are getting the short beat on. If it is a round wire you have to bend it toward the short beat. This site will give you a more complete explanation: http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=43869
Stevens Clocks, June 2010