I’m working with the great team over at @drop , making artwork inspired by some incredible looking keyboards and keycaps. After seeing what these guys can do, I’m suddenly very unhappy and underwhelmed by my normal boring keyboard…
DROP + GLIMY DSA 2077 KEYCAP SET Nearly 4 years ago, we gave our community a chance to create an all-new keycap set. After a sitewide contest with several incredible submissions, a winner was crowned: DSA 2077, by community member Glimy. Now, this eye-catching contest winner is back with expanded kits to fit a wider range of boards. Manufactured by Signature Plastics from doubleshot ABS material, the Drop + Glimy DSA 2077 Custom Keycap Set showcases the same sci-fi inspired designs, bright colors, and DSA profile as the original. Now, it’s available in a host of new kits—including a Planck and Preonic Kit, expanded Hobbyist Kit, and much more—for layouts large and small.
Piano Organ, ca. 1785 Franz Xaver Christophs (Vienna, Austria)
-Dimensions: Width: 164 cm x Height: 92 cm -Range: 5 octaves -Other Notes: This is a combination instrument; A stop is used to switch between piano and organ. Other stops include a damper and register switch for the piano, and 4 registers for the organ. The last photo is taken from above - the keyboard lifts to expose the mechanisms for the organ.
Rectangular Octave Virginal, ca. 1600 Augsberg?, Germany
-Materials: Body: Beechwood • Parts: Ebony, ivory, parchment, leather, paper, brass -Width: 44.1 cm -Range: 35 keys -Other Notes: Though the original maker is not listed, the engravings are credited to Hans Sebald Beham and the elder Crispijn van de Passe. The sound hole has a parchment rosette, and there are two additional drawers in the lid. The octaves are quite high in pitch, suggesting it was more for amusement than serious performance.
