I would like to add that I have not tried any homemade repairs on this thing. It's in about the same condition as it was when I got it,aside from an incomplete case disassembly to do some dusting and cleaning. The serial number is CV6 76021, and I was unable to determine the exact year of manufacture through the Typewriter Database. As for history, I believe the guy I purchased it from had been keeping it in its original case in barn (not a real, active one, more like an larger, uninstalled garage) for an unknown amount of time. I live in the US North East, so mildly cold winter and mildly warm summer (idk if that would have an effect on the metal).
I think some of the issue might be accidentally hitting the shift key on keys like "q", "a", and "z", but I think the typewriter also has something slightly wrong with it. Is this an issue with the type-bars that would require bending, or is this a different issue that has a (hopefully) simpler solution?