Alex Holman, first tenor Smith-Corona, Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Seems to be.
I note they use non-typewriter bells instead of the return bell on the typewriter. Bells fell out of favor with later electrics. Is that a problem?
Do activities like this preserve the culture of the typewriter, or burn out actual working typewriters at greater speed? The eternal problem of art versus conservation.
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Thank you for the link to the ledger typewriter!
Did you see my tweet? I haven’t done anything here at the blog about my Wyoming find.
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Antique Underwood Cast Iron Ledger Typewriter
https://imgur.com/gallery/M82e9
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Here’s Jerry Lewis doing a pantomime to one version of Leroy Anderson’s “Typewriter Song.”
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Reminds me of “The Typewriter Song!”
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