Well that was certainly an entertaining bit, but I'm glad you shared it with us. I went out just now and went to an art supply store where they had a different brand of 100% mineral spirits called Gamsol. $18 per liter, so not cheap! . I went through the  segment once more, working each key individually and also hitting all the pivot points of that particular type bar,.  I've managed to get all the keys moving freely with the exception of one, the "U" key.  I suppose I'll hit it with a few more applications/angles, but otherwise if I can get that moving, this typewriter should be ready to go. Sadly I think I may have messed up some of the paint in various spots by being careless with some of the chemicals I was using, but that's another story.

Noted.  I have yet to oil any typewriter because I don't know the proper terminology and I've only come across threads that name which parts to oil (no images).  I wish there was a diagram that had pictures with individual parts numbered/named/labeled so I could see what parts are supposed to be oiled and which are not.

one can hope.

This little guy is a 1966 
cursive too (yes I know "script" is the correct term)
Needed a little help, paper support was bent, Bell was not working, and a few keys were sticky 
 Apparently he's had touch control… Never knew that 

Remington Noiseless Deluxe 
Far from perfect, very hard platen, #2 key doesn't work, vibrator sticks on red, no case
Otherwise it seems to be in very good mechanical condition
And a good deal quieter then my other machines, even with the hardened platen. I have to imagine this machine would have an extremely quiet overall operation with a newly recovered platen...

Fleetwing wrote:

Just got over the weekend a Noiseless Portable 7, from 1948. It's in really nice condition, and I am stunned at how quiet it is. It really is not much louder, and sounds similar to, typing with a laptop. At first I was convinced that it wasn't typing properly, but then I looked at the paper and the printing was very clear and crisp. The platen is soft -- may have been re-covered along the way. But overall the machine is in tip-top condition. Most impressive. Paid $30 for it.

I wonder if that is the secret to getting a noiseless machine to print well; a recovered platen. Most of the noiseless machines I have had have had hard platens and the print quality was just ok. That does make sense, the platen would shrink over time causing the distance the type slug has to travel to the print point to increase.
That's my theory anyways.