Monday 12 November 2012

Dek in a widow


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  1. I really like the font. I am sure the same manufacturer made the slugs for my Facit and you Adler. I really like my J4 which is quite like the Gabriele 25 or 30. I saw one or the other that looked nearly like mine. Yours doe too. I find the J4 to be a wonderful typer and the carriage return is so silky smooth, fast and light I like it the best of all my machines. I think as you use yours or clean the segment you will have a nice speedy machine that you will not be able to out type unless you miss a key and hit 2 at a time.

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  2. On most typers, holding down tab clear and moving the carriage left to right will clear all tabs. I use an electric motor cleaner myself to clean gunk out of the segment and carriage rails. It works well. Great font, by the way!

    --Marty

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  3. Very nice! I'd like to see the replacement badge.

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  4. Well, in German, Gabriela or abbreviated Gaby is a female name, and a bit outdated. I would say that Gabriele is simply a version of it, as there is also a booklet with a young woman's drawing subtitled something with Gabriele - I think Triumph/Adler considered your machine to be feminine. Gabriel, however, like the archangel, is indeed a male name, and more popular these days.

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    1. Gabriele is indeed an Italian male name, but in German, Gebriele and Gabriela are both female. Gaby and Gabi are the abbreviated versions.
      Since TA was a german typewriter manufacturer, I am confident that it is intended to be feminine.

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  5. Gabriele is the italian version of Gabriel. Correct pronunciation is
    'Gabri-Air-Let', but say it fast and soften off the 't' in 'let'. Like a Cockney.

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