tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post656558922001577996..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Randy Raymond Chandler, his Italian 'Racing Car' Typewriter and his Racy Connections with Young Australian WomenRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-5091728249962508912022-05-22T18:57:32.098+10:002022-05-22T18:57:32.098+10:00Thank you for this great post. I am a big Chandler...Thank you for this great post. I am a big Chandler's fan. Is there any reference to the colour of Chandler's studio 44? Was it grey like the one in the picture? Thank you again for your great work.Luchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522358271367866431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-16080708365667413232017-08-01T02:25:05.787+10:002017-08-01T02:25:05.787+10:00Great post. So important to document. I am a great...Great post. So important to document. I am a great fan of Chandler's writing, but I had no idea about his Australian connection, which now makes him more special to me, being an Australian myself. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600363940389310273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-20575318173767979572016-05-16T01:22:36.840+10:002016-05-16T01:22:36.840+10:00What a tangled romantic web!What a tangled romantic web!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-1936349903661198062016-05-14T04:08:21.431+10:002016-05-14T04:08:21.431+10:00Ye gods! A complicated story -- great work, Robert...Ye gods! A complicated story -- great work, Robert. Didn't know a thing about Chandler. (And I agree with Chandler's assessment of the Studio 44, though its typing feel takes getting used to.)Nick Merrittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-58702108492537643242016-05-13T10:56:45.537+10:002016-05-13T10:56:45.537+10:00We all know his work, but who knew about the man h...We all know his work, but who knew about the man himself? I certainly didn't - great post ... must revisit my mothballed Studio 44!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-46201107370750226222016-05-13T10:20:01.560+10:002016-05-13T10:20:01.560+10:00These writers sure had interesting lives! I have y...These writers sure had interesting lives! I have yet to type on a true Studio 44. The best I've got is an Underwood 21, which is fine, except for the teardrop shaped keys. I am still on the lookout for a junked 44 so I can swap them out...as an experiment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com