I took a good look at it again. Could indeed be felt. It seems a bit difficult to remove. I didn't see any obvious screws there, but maybe it could get clearer when I would take the horn off, as it obscures the view a lot. But I could see that there should be some material left, so it was maybe not ...

When I had oiled the regulator a bit it became noticeably better. Now the grammophone was useable again. It still has a bit of rumbling noise when slowing down, but not at the operating speed with the needle on the record. I guess this really shows it is the governor. I oiled the flange a bit, but t...

It's good you say that. I have seen that it doesn't take much for the turntable to be released and set in motion when the spring is not unwound. Probably would have forgotten about it.
Thanks for the tips, likely to try today or tomorrow.

Oh this is great information, Joe. Thank you! When I took the mechanism out of the box I did locate the governor, and wondered if it was to blame for all this. I will attempt to get some light oil, and try that first. From your pictures I now also understand how it is supposed to work, as that was d...

Hi! I got a Columbia No. 56 grammophone and it worked like a charm when I got it. Real nice loud sound. This morning however after playing a record, the second record didn't really want to get to speed, so I cranked it on a bit. It then started to have a loud noise coming from somewhere in the mecha...