Discover how the Boston Typewriter Orchestra transforms vintage typewriters into unique musical instruments.

As a child, I often woke to the sound of my mother typing. I’d hear a spatter of sound, a pause, a tentative tap or two, some silence, then more taps. With the staccato music of the typewriter coming ...

While we were passing a few days in Houston, catching up on stuff that we can't get done in the country, I was walking in the neighborhood early one morning when I heard a sound that's special to me.

On its own, the sound of a manual typewriter is almost musical. The percussion of the keys being depressed, the ding and the scratch of the carriage as it's pushed back to its starting point all work ...

Those of us working office jobs know how quiet it can get — headphones go on and the subtle clicking of modern keyboards fades away. It would seem such a setup makes for solid productivity, but The ...

A few years ago Tom Hanks brought his father’s old Underwood, which Hanks snr had bought at the end of the second World War, to a typewriter repair shop for a simple cleaning. When the actor collected ...

A richly detailed typewriter narration unfurls across the sonic landscape, weaving tight key‑hit transients with resonant metallic clangs that echo each tap. The primary layer captures the ...

It was once ubiquitous in the office or home and now the typewriter is experiencing a rebirth thanks to the efforts of a Philadelphia engineer. Jack Zylkin, 27, has created what he calls the ‘USB ...

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