Mike,

One of the things I do on these Travellers and SF's is to add peel & stick felt under the ribbon cover and a 3/4 section of felt to the interior of the bottom panel...not having felt directly under the key-tops.

Figured I can shake out my cookie crumbs easier that way.

It does not make them really any quieter, but seems to change the metallic tone to that of a wooden, hollow log which my ears like more.
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My vote goes to the red version.  Perhaps with red side panels too !

Hi Tom and George,

For the moment, I am leaning towards the orange-red as well.

But to stay consistent with the other Travellers I have in my collection, I am planning only an add of colour to the ribbon cover.

Here is a photo from Cup-O-Tea web site in the past, when they had such an offering from Holland.

Hi George, I have a similar made-in-Japan "Olympia 3"...that has touch-control and Tabulator with factory-fixed stops along the platen length.

I think paint along the side panels and even the bottom/back panel  at the factory didis a bit too much for my tastes,,,so I go with the ribbon cover, only, on my Traveller machines.
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Hi Pete,

A week ago I went too a new audiologist and of course they had me fill out a bunch of forms, sitting on an uncomfortable chair, and on a clipboard. I suggested they send the forms out beforehand either via PDF or in the mail for those of us that find handwriting a painful challenge. The office manager said they want it on specific paper. That had me thinking about carrying my nice, bright Olympiette 2 to office visits in professional settings where one is randomly asked to fill out forms. I could then sit there and clack away and make a less than subtle statement.

George