tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post3499935486979472855..comments2024-03-28T01:16:10.425-07:00Comments on Life in a Typewriter Shop: More Shop NewsTom Furrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474840038948422845noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-35716671690606312802011-05-30T09:41:11.856-07:002011-05-30T09:41:11.856-07:00Just stumbled upon your blog. Pleasantly surprised...Just stumbled upon your blog. Pleasantly surprised to hear that your shop is busy; really energizing!<br /><br />Great blog, will definitely follow.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-45668487098946361562011-05-18T18:22:30.636-07:002011-05-18T18:22:30.636-07:00Thanks for the kind comments everyone, that's ...Thanks for the kind comments everyone, that's great.<br /><br />Hey Mike, Thanks for the shout out. I kind of liked the Rem. Port. myself.<br /><br />Sapphireblue, good choice on the Coronet. I'm so fond of those style SCM electrics.<br /><br /><br />Sam, Glad you found my blog and I'm so glad your still digging the Royal. <br /><br />Joe, Thanks for the weather blessing. I ckecked out your machines earlier and will tackle them next week. I'll call when thy're done.Tom Furrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474840038948422845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-50424093962922925322011-05-17T23:52:22.421-07:002011-05-17T23:52:22.421-07:00Tom, have a great tournament, and if there's a...Tom, have a great tournament, and if there's any rain, may the positive energies of your customers and friends benevolently detour it around and away from your course. <br /><br />Incidentally, hold my machines till well after you get back; like the second week of June. Or even later. By then I'll almost be ready to bring the next wave to you. And I do want to bring them, not ship. <br /><br />Next wave: The SM4 is in da house! and it's gorgeous! Not only that, but a mint SelectricII is on its way from Reno today! <br /><br />Enjoy your short vacay.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165248165819265587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-31087145879158278072011-05-17T12:58:24.843-07:002011-05-17T12:58:24.843-07:00hey, just found your blog. i bought a 1936 royal f...hey, just found your blog. i bought a 1936 royal from your store about 2 years ago. im still using it everyday. i keep my blog on it... www.awkwardengineer.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530331837169839711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-354500036046688832011-05-16T09:30:36.632-07:002011-05-16T09:30:36.632-07:00Typewriter repair classes are an awesome idea! If ...Typewriter repair classes are an awesome idea! If I lived anywhere near the eastern US, I'd sign up (:<br /><br />I second the videotaping idea, if for no other reason than to preserve the skills for future generations.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-34208817701066394502011-05-16T08:06:05.854-07:002011-05-16T08:06:05.854-07:00I have been lurking your site for a while. I just...I have been lurking your site for a while. I just got a Smith Corona Coronet after waiting a long time for the right machine to come into the local thrift store. I paid $7.99. Very excited!Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104183523270069201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-41100234362309374642011-05-15T20:04:09.545-07:002011-05-15T20:04:09.545-07:00I can sum up typing on the Remington Portable that...I can sum up typing on the Remington Portable that just came back from Cambridge in two words: MAGNEE-FEEK!<br /><br />Works smooooothly, the new platen takes the paper up great, that CLACK!! is now more like a , and it's pretty looking. Hope I work that well at 85!<br /><br />Ditto for the beat-up Olivetti Valentine. Yeah, maybe I should have gone $400+ for a clean example. But this one types well, and the looks are cool, no matter that those in the know say it's all show and no go.<br /><br />Cambridge Typewriter --where the best machines graduate from--like Harvard for typers!<br /><br />--Mike McGettigan<br /><br />PS<br />If you're reading this and you're:<br />a) young<br />b) in New York/Brooklyn, etc.<br />c) you dig typing and other analog things...<br />get in touch with<br />Ashlea.Halpern@nymag.com<br /><br />--she's writing about the neo-analog movement in New York and wants to chat with people from there about typewriters, vinyl, and similar "actualspace" pursuits...<br />-- don't wait, she's on a deadline, I believe...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-18443451012603904672011-05-15T17:46:38.662-07:002011-05-15T17:46:38.662-07:00That's a beautiful Remington 5, and it seems t...That's a beautiful Remington 5, and it seems to type well. Good to know there is so much interest in reviving the old typewriters. Hope you'll enjoy your golf expedition!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-74190347071045462182011-05-15T17:45:28.701-07:002011-05-15T17:45:28.701-07:00...just a thought. Maybe you know someone who coul......just a thought. Maybe you know someone who could video your repair classes? As well as entertaining, it could be a great asset to folks who couldn't make it.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296810989330430559.post-57792397295009374032011-05-15T17:43:36.806-07:002011-05-15T17:43:36.806-07:00If you don't already have one, I agree with yo...If you don't already have one, I agree with your wife, keep it. I love my #5!Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.com