Important items overlooked: No mention of carriage lock/unlock and carriage did not appear to be locked before being lifted and placed into its case. No mention of how to set and/or clear tabulation. No actual demonstration of type sample imaging. No mention of touch control if included on this model. No mention of ribbon reverse. No mention of margin release. Also, I couldn’t understand why the presenter referred to the platen as a ‘barrel’.
They are both quite the same, which I can also say about cleaning, because they both open from the front and this also works equally well with the sm7 as well as with the sm9. I believe that the only difference with the sm9 to the sm7 is that the sm9 does not always have tabs that can be set individually.
Recently I found one of these. Searching the plate number on typewriterdatabase.com, it seems that it is a model built in the 1961. The keyboard is not qwerty, it is qzerty because it was made for the italian market. Any idea about the commercial value of it please ? thanks!
He didn't engage the carriage lock (silver lever alongside keys on left side) before closing the case and tipping it up. Carriage can flop out of position and sustain damage.
Important items overlooked: No mention of carriage lock/unlock and carriage did not appear to be locked before being lifted and placed into its case. No mention of how to set and/or clear tabulation. No actual demonstration of type sample imaging. No mention of touch control if included on this model. No mention of ribbon reverse. No mention of margin release. Also, I couldn’t understand why the presenter referred to the platen as a ‘barrel’.
Which one is best from the point of view of cleaning and easy writing for new acquires of typewriters SM7 or SM9?
They are both quite the same, which I can also say about cleaning, because they both open from the front and this also works equally well with the sm7 as well as with the sm9. I believe that the only difference with the sm9 to the sm7 is that the sm9 does not always have tabs that can be set individually.
Recently I found one of these. Searching the plate number on typewriterdatabase.com, it seems that it is a model built in the 1961. The keyboard is not qwerty, it is qzerty because it was made for the italian market. Any idea about the commercial value of it please ? thanks!
Thanks for this. I received one that's been in my family for a while but I didn't know all these details.
Enjoyed this review. We acquired our first SM7 not long ago and are enjoying it quite a bit.
One of the finest typewriters ever made from a company renowned for its precision engineering and top quality parts.
He didn't engage the carriage lock (silver lever alongside keys on left side) before closing the case and tipping it up. Carriage can flop out of position and sustain damage.
This is not a review or a demonstration. You didn't show how well the typewriter works.
The bottom of the case looked awfully dirty at the back end.