Mary Esterheld responded to Ed Beach:

>>What was used to make the sound effects of a typewriter in Leroy Anderson's
>>Typewriter?  Was it actually a typewriter?  If so, what a talented typist
>>that was.
>
>I remember seeing it played years ago with a real typewriter - center
>stage - as soloist.  I suspect it was a percussionist just hitting the
>keys - not really 'typing'.  But today, few people even know what a
>typewriter is.

I had the same thought.

Flash forward to the year 2207.  A small, reverent crowd has gathered
in a recital room at the Library of the International Congress to hear
a rare period instrument performance.  As the audience looks on, a curator
wheels out a strange-looking mechanical object on a small desk.  It's
black and primitive-looking, with the cryptic word "Olivetti" written
above a crude looking keyboard....

Dave

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