Columbia Eagle governor weight spring…replace it?

[JerryVan]

Your skipping problem is here. In the playing position, there should be a gap between the lift tongue and the lever. Yours has the tongue laying against the lever, preventing the reproducer from lowering enough to fully engage with the cylinder. Try carefully bending the tongue upwards, towards the reproducer and away from the lever. In the direction shown by the arrow. It won't need much bending, just enough so that the tongue does not touch the lever while playing.

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The wow and flutter is an unrelated issue, having to do with your governor spring issue.

[AmberolaAndy]

Your skipping problem is here. In the playing position, there should be a gap between the lift tongue and the lever. Yours has the tongue laying against the lever, preventing the reproducer from lowering enough to fully engage with the cylinder. Try carefully bending the tongue upwards, towards the reproducer and away from the lever. In the direction shown by the arrow. It won't need much bending, just enough so that the tongue does not touch the lever while playing.

Screenshot 2025-07-16 201035.png

The wow and flutter is an unrelated issue, having to do with your governor spring issue.

So is it supposed to be like this? When I have it like this the reproducer has no side play and has that dragging issue still.

[AmberolaAndy]

Ok I found where Thephonographshop has the Columbia Eagle governor springs! They are ordered.