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Adler Universalthe German office standard
Adler's answer to the Olympia SG: a heavy office standard built around a thrust-rod mechanism instead of the usual typebar linkage. Different feel, different sound, equally serious. Less famous than the SG, often cheaper as a result.
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Where to find one
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Adler
- Origin
- West Germany (Frankfurt)
- Years
- 1957–1973
- Form
- Standard
- Mass
- 15 kg
- Shift
- carriage-shift