Lifting the face up 38 degrees would turn it into an equatorial dial for this latitude, but it would be without sunshine for half of the year. Still, as it turned out, inclining the plane would prove to be part of the solution. Calculations showed loss of irradiation to be less than expected. A new trick was to lift the pole style up by 6 degrees. The 14.2-minute error was then partially compensated, depending on the season.
Compensation is best in summer, which is a happy coincidence.
On June 21 residual errors are 2.3 minutes maximum at 16 hours dial time, almost 6pm. East and west sides have a wide 22 bevel on which the hour lines are continued. A notch in the 4mm brass style indicates two birthdays and the summer solstice. How the dial will stand up to the elements remains to be seen. The author was permitted to take measurements- using the white gloves provided.