1961 Olympia SF #460312
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
Created: 05-13-2022 at 03:58AM
Last Edit: 01-20-2023 at 10:45AM
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Yet another stunning Olympia to both use and look at. I think the colour scheme makes this much prettier than the beige versions.
I've been told that this has identical innards to the Splendid and Traveller range. I find that hard to believe as this SF has a gorgeous precise typing sound. Nothing like my old clanky Splendid 33. This was super clean, almost unused, but very problematic upon arrival. Around 1/8 of the characters refused to trigger the escapement. A modification seemed to have been fashioned by a previous owner to help but it was no longer triggering the tripping point. A good 3/4 day of faffing around has seemed to fix it. Not as easy to work on (for me) as the Lettera 32 but just as wonderful to type on. A real keeper. The alignment is superb.
NB. The platen on this looks and feels like it came out of the factory three weeks ago. Soft and grippy. Most bizarre for a 61-year-old machine.
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Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4045
UK member with Greek Cypriot heritage, living in London.
Relatively new to the hobby - My first machine was an Everest Mod 90 that I bought after watching a Violet Evergarden anime in December 2021.
My collection now consists of 40 machines. Nice round number. Time to stop I reckon. . .
My absolute favourite remains (just) my 1939 Royal KMM. For me, it's both the prettiest and the "warmest" to type on. It has "Majik" (with a nod to Sandy1)
I count my blessings that I am lucky enough to have amassed such a beautiful bunch.
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