1954 Olivetti Studio 44 #877353

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Hein Reinders (heinemaat)
Created: 08-28-2025 at 11:36AM
Last Edit: 08-31-2025 at 02:43AM

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Description:

Magnificent, barely used specimen of the Studio 44.
After years and years in its case on my attic, no oil, no gum, no repair required.
Superb engineering design, featuring a separate carriage unit with its own subframe in which rollers guide the carriage.
Carriage guide is similar to the Facit 1620: sideways along a tubular guide and and a third guide to prevent rotation around the tube axis
Full metal housing, and frames in the finest of high pressure aluminium casting fashion.
43 character keys
The case is 34 cm wide, 41 cm deep (!) 16 cm heigh. A 9 kilo desktop portable (?)
Type face: Elite 12cpi (not sure)
For dramatic pictures, see the Studio 44 gallery of Paolo del Chiele # 821624 and # 905620

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Impressive chrome and polished aluminium

Widely spaced keys

Lovely casting. Best remove the bottom cover before removing the top cover. Cover can be removed by lifting the right side and lowering the left side, lower that table surface. So put the left side of the machine over on the edge of th workbench

Perfect paint

Flat back to rest the machine on while not in use

perfect casting job

What a chassis!

this is the carriage frame, attached to the main frame in the lower corners where the rubber feet are

the carriage unit with the carriage and the rollers is held by the screws at the left bottom side

the carriage locking lever and the "personal touch tuning"

tubular guideway of the carriage between lower wheel and upper roller. One tab is set: the pin

tab set- and remove lever

the carriage frame with a roller Mounting screw at bottomg and at middle right

bottom view

Hunter: Hein Reinders (heinemaat)

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As a retired product development engineer, I am fascinated by the design of electro-mechanical products in which parts move, make noise and, preferably, radiate a little heat. Most preferred are products that are operated by keys, like typewriters, accordeons and pianos.
My genetics and statistics on lifetime expectancy suggest that it is time for me to let you know about the fantastic design, product engineering and manuacturing skills of the generation before mine. I salute mr. Munk for the opportunity that he has created for me to show it to the world. Okay, a bit bombastic.
Comments? Email me at hreinder1950@gmail.com