Comments on: Olivetti Studio 45

By: Michael Soppa

Michael Soppa — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 17:26:37 +0000

Damned!

I thought I was through witht the Olivettis after ahving bought the Lettera 22, Studio 44 and Lexikon 80.
And now you bought me this article.
Thanks for that, I am hooked now :-)

But which one to buy - the 45 or 45L?
What's the difference?

By: noel colaneri

noel colaneri — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:00:58 +0000

do you know where to get supplies for the studio 45- ribbon, etc?

I have an original one.

Noel C

By: Thomas Wyse

Thomas Wyse — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:12:01 +0000

I recently purchased a Studio 45. I also notice that the key tops are comfortable and noticeably different. It’s a machine that gets out of the way. It’s feel and its actual typing is much less precise than the Olivetti Underwood 21 (Studio 44) that I have. I find that with the touch control set to the firmest setting on the 45 that it somehow feels lighter, maybe because it causes the machine to feel snappier. It’s disappointing to me that parts of the 45 feel and sound cheap. It has a lot more character than my boring feeling (though perfectly functioning in every way) Olympia SM-3. I only made two adjustments to the machine. I formed the trip mechanism to trip sooner for key strikes, and I formed the space bar linkage to get it to space a little later. I was sometimes typing too fast and getting jammed bars and trying to space too quickly after the final letter of a word. The changes fixed the problem with my technique not matching the machine.

By: Ian Gillespie

Ian Gillespie — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:15:26 +0000

Another wonderful post. But, wait . . . I hunted down a Lettera 35, largely on the basis of one of your reviews (which, admittedly, extolled the virtues of the 35L, or I). Now you’ve got me thinking I need to get a Studio 45. Sheesh. Will it never end? (Probably not.) Keep up the great work!

By: Olivetti Lettera 31 – Typewriter Review

Olivetti Lettera 31 – Typewriter Review — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:18:34 +0000

[…] you haven’t read my praise of the Studio 45, get on it, because this Lettera 31 is cut from the same sheet of plastic. Plastic? Sounds cheap. […]

By: joseleto

joseleto — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 02:34:57 +0000

You do it proud. I own an 1971 Olympia SM9. It’s the best one I’ve ever owed. Back 15 years ago I bought an Olivetti. I loved that machine and even sold two fiction stories with it. But it had been abused and I was not able to fix it.

Regards,

Scott

By: Richard P

Richard P — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:21:47 +0000

Great description that gives me fresh appreciation of this model. Thanks for this.

By: Davide

Davide — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:52:28 +0000

Try also an Olivetti Lettera 35 (made in Spain), a very nice machine! However, my preferred Olivetti is the Lettera 22 (I have five of them!)

By: Daniel Marleau

Daniel Marleau — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:12:18 +0000

In reply to Cat Olivetti Lettera 22. Thanks, Cat, We have Felix from South Korea to thank for giving me the nudge to write a new review!

By: Cat Olivetti Lettera 22

Cat Olivetti Lettera 22 — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:01:48 +0000

Daniel, Great to read a new and whimsical review of a vintage typewriter. I have always enjoyed you way with words – elevated and folksy at the same time. By the way, Joyce Jenkins at the Poetry Flash has an Olivetti Unerworrd 45 (slightly younger) that she go in college in the late 1970’s. Works great. We lug it to book festivals for people to spontaneous write a poem. We are blessed!