Abstract: An electromechanical writing device comprising a writing head, a carrier for carrying the writing head, a guide bar along which the carrier is movable during a writing operation, a writing platen disposed parallel to the direction of movement of the carrier, an upper frame part on which the guide bar is mounted, a lower frame part, and a pivot axis about which the upper frame part and the lower frame part are mounted for pivotal movement relative to one another. The pivot axis is disposed parallel to the length of the writing platen which itself is disposed in a plane which bisects an imaginary cylinder coaxial with the pivot axis. An adjustable stop is provided for adjusting the distance between the writing head and the writing platen and the position of closest approach of the upper frame part and the lower frame part.