The "twitter blue" Lettera 32 made me wince. No so much because of the color, but what it was named after.

JustAnotherGuy wrote:

The "twitter blue" Lettera 32 made me wince. No so much because of the color, but what it was named after.

Yes, I think he missed his calling as Madison Avenue advertising & marketing guy.  What's interesting is many of his reviews are anonymous.  Guess if I spent that much money on a painted typewriter named "Cristina" or whatever (people name their typewriters?) I'd want to remain anonymous too!  ; )

malole wrote:

I have never seen 'twitter blue' before. 'Seafoam' bothers me too. I've never seen a minty seafoam. Just a murky brownish one!
Great articles. I love the first one about the young repairman. His face is so joyful in that picture.

Me too.  Texas gulf coast  = "seafoam brown"  Black paint splotches for tarballs (off shore drilling) can be added for an additional fee.

I'll also answer my own question about painting.  Evidently quite common.  Almost 600 dollars!  : 0 !

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-PINK-MANUAL-PORTABLE-TYPEWRITER-VINTAGE-Seller-refurbished-1920S-/301661702124?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463c7047ec

I like the cheesy decals & he can't be bothered to detail the ribbon indicator (red, blue & white?)  And of course, "Ewww... I don't want it smelling like a used bookstore."

To each his own I guess.  No accounting for taste!

Dont forget the Royal comes in "BUBLE GUM  PINK" lolololololol.

*Shudders quickley and instantly forced quit safari*

BrianE wrote:

JustAnotherGuy wrote:

The "twitter blue" Lettera 32 made me wince. No so much because of the color, but what it was named after.

Yes, I think he missed his calling as Madison Avenue advertising & marketing guy.  What's interesting is many of his reviews are anonymous.  Guess if I spent that much money on a painted typewriter named "Cristina" or whatever (people name their typewriters?) I'd want to remain anonymous too!  ; )

malole wrote:

I have never seen 'twitter blue' before. 'Seafoam' bothers me too. I've never seen a minty seafoam. Just a murky brownish one!
Great articles. I love the first one about the young repairman. His face is so joyful in that picture.

Me too.  Texas gulf coast  = "seafoam brown"  Black paint splotches for tarballs (off shore drilling) can be added for an additional fee.u

I'll also answer my own question about painting.  Evidently quite common.  Almost 600 dollars!  : 0 !

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-PINK-MANUAL-PORTABLE-TYPEWRITER-VINTAGE-Seller-refurbished-1920S-/301661702124?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463c7047ec

I like the cheesy decals & he can't be bothered to detail the ribbon indicator (red, blue & white?)  And of course, "Ewww... I don't want it smelling like a used bookstore."

To each his own I guess.  No accounting for taste!

 
Well, you know... If he really did have it professionally fixed up with all the stuff he said in the description, new platen, cleaned, repaired, baked on paint, it probably did cost quite a bit. 

I haven't seen the damage on my rheinmetall yet, but the platen was estimated at $66. Each ~1" of feed roller was going to be about $12, and there were 4 appx 1" feed rollers, 2 paper bail rollers, and 2 appx 2.5" rollers, so that'd be about $120ish (I didn't get new feed rollers, just had the guy resurface them). I don't know how much a blasting + powder coating would run, but it's probably not cheap. Then there's the labor in taking it all apart and putting it back together, testing, etc... Not a small job. The bright pink is unfortunate, I'll agree.

Last edited by Spazmelda (07-7-2015 20:37:50)

Did you see how the pink royal was "buble gum" pink?
I would never paint a machine an un original factory color, UNLESS it was rusted beyond belief.