Bell for Underwood 3-bank

One of the best 3-bank typewriters to use, IMHO. Not only is it small and beautiful but it is a very good & snappy typer.

I happen to have a few of these and one was lacking end-of-line bell. Apparently it was removed in anger since holding plate was bent and parts of assembly were torn.
In my arsenal the typewriter HAS TO have a bell. Period.
I’ve decided to make a new one for this otherwise very cool machine

The previous owner must have been a real butcher as the mechanism was completly covered with dried, sticky mess of dirt and oil. Not much was moving so I had to properly flush the segment and escapement mechanism.

Once clean and aligned the only thing left to fix was the bell.

I managed to find tiny bicycle-bell which mostly matched the original diameter. Brass, of course. Size needed to be adjusted to fit into the frame.

Paint removed and brass polished. I managed to find an old screw with matching thread and wide head (from old Remington standard donor-machine).

Fitting all parts together. I had to wind a new spring as the original was broken.

Bell hammer resting post was torn apart.

I made a new one and pressed it into the small frame.

And voila! Ring the bell, ring!

The machine workes perfectly. I made new platen in place of the old one which was cracked. Paper fingers are missing on this machine but it absolutely does not make typing any way less pleasant.

New rubber feet - this tiny bugger is very light so grippy feet are essential to hold it in place during carriage return.

Good old Pica, type alignment has nothing to complain about.

And the bell sound is nice and clear!