![]() So I’m going to do just that-by typing out my favourite quotes. But of course I didn’t say that.) And then he told me to go off and practice. (Which then immediately reminded me of Goldilocks. He also explained how the touch on the keyboard is essential-not too light, not too heavy. He told me to leave the machine out so I can see it-because it’s beautiful. Which is, of course, a hallmark of all great design. I can touch type but a mechanical typewriter is a whole different story. Jay at Gramercy Typewriter gave me an hour’s tutorial-pointing out that every single thing on the typewriter is there for a reason. (Those typefaces that have extra strokes at the end of their letterforms-they “evoke feelings of history, tradition, honesty, integrity” one expert said.) They told me the typeface is unusually beautiful. But it hadn’t been used for 40 years so I took it to Gramercy Typewriter to be reconditioned. ![]()
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