Comments on: Olivetti Underwood Studio 44

By: Brandon Thorpe

Brandon Thorpe — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:05:12 +0000

I must be an Olivetti person. My Lettera 22 has been my favorite typewriter, I prefer it to other more popular super portable models like the Hermes (Rocket and Baby) but I just got my studio 44 working, (tabulator was stuck in a way that prevented the carriage from moving.) and I am obsessed.

I'd honestly rank this along with my favorite desktops. I had the exact thought as expressed in this article, that it's the perfect balance. It feels as sturdy as taking swings at a big KMM or HH.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:42:46 +0000

In reply to ajorsborn2012. I have a Olivetti Studio 44, Underwood typewriter made in Canada. Serial # 915322. I haven't been able to find the manufacture date.

By: Beth Goulet

Beth Goulet — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:16:39 +0000

In reply to cruisingwithcid. Yes you can purchase new ribbons from ebay or etsy.

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A New Old Idea; Permacomputing - My Blog — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 07:45:38 +0000

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By: Thomas Wyse

Thomas Wyse — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:47:15 +0000

I have an Olivetti Underwood 21, which I understand is the same machine but with a different body. Everything about it feels tight and precise. The print quality and alignment appear perfect. Better than the Olympia SG-3, SM-9s and SM-3 I’ve had. It’s action is unlike other machines I’ve used. It seems to regulate my typing and makes up for my errors. There is less variation in the darkness of the imprint with variation in the energy I put into the keys than other machines I’ve used. I find that when make a bad key press and figure that I’ll have a light imprint for that letter, lo and behold, it’s as dark as the rest. I don’t know when I last had jammed type bars. It seems nearly impossible to do. I can’t space too fast for it to skip a space, and it doesn’t bunch letters even with very rapid typing. It makes up for my less than perfect technique better than any other machine I’ve used. I spent time messing with it trying to get a lighter touch without sacrificing performance. I succeeded to some degree. It’ll type with all it’s return springs removed (the keys just rebound off the pad where they rest in a distracting way) and touch control spring removed. I use it without the touch control spring, and I stretched the key return springs and springs that control the trip of the carriage. It’s a lighter touch than it was, and I can type rapidly on it, but it still has a firmer touch than I’d prefer. I notice it less as I type more with it, and I don’t get tired more quickly than with lighter touch machines, but each time I start typing with it, I especially notice it until I’m warmed up. I really enjoy typing with it, and because of how it feels, it unfortunately, never fully disappears from my awareness. I like the feel, it’s just always reminding me it’s there.

By: John C

John C — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:30:18 +0000

In reply to Cole.

People still use it – my father still uses his ’59 Studio 44 daily in 2020. I set him up with his first computer ever this year, but he still uses the typewriter for anything that goes on paper!

Per the articles, the ‘tendon, muscle and bone’ quip is so accurate. The long, smooth ‘throw’ of the armature feels so organic, and you can vary your keystrike power greatly.

By: ernestduffoo

ernestduffoo — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 03:12:35 +0000

In reply to Ricky Garni. Hello, if you are still having issues and have taken the typewriter out of rotation, I would be interested in purchasing the detachable lid cover.

By: Jno

Jno — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 23:17:49 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Santore. Not at all, it just means that it is in script :)

By: Jennifer Santore

Jennifer Santore — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:55:26 +0000

I have a typewriter that looks just like this but it types in a script font. Is this a different model?

By: Ricky Garni

Ricky Garni — Tue, 07 May 2019 04:40:14 +0000

My Olivetti Studio 44 has developed paddle problems! I do slide it forward to return it to the car and I am careful with it, but it has become loose and now rests against the hood (and I have to hold it up to return, which has made me stop using it.) I only see one screw for adjustment – that doesn’t do it. Has anyone wrestled with this before?