[GB] Melody96 Type-C + QMK

[cldskt]

Please consider making 60% case as well in the future   

[sethbc]

Man, that unanodized sample looks fantastic.  I should have gone with titanium grey instead of boring old black.

Indeed. I think I would like to change my silver to Titanium Gray/Cyan to be honest 

Could we?  Is it too late?

I’d like to add genuine stabs to my order too if I could.

To add things like stabs you should be always in time, to totally change your order i don't know to be honest and you should ask directly to Vincent via mail.

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

[building_an_ergo]

Man, that unanodized sample looks fantastic.  I should have gone with titanium grey instead of boring old black.

Indeed. I think I would like to change my silver to Titanium Gray/Cyan to be honest 

Could we?  Is it too late?

I’d like to add genuine stabs to my order too if I could.

To add things like stabs you should be always in time, to totally change your order i don't know to be honest and you should ask directly to Vincent via mail.

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

I sent and received a response within a day.

Stated too late for order changes at this point if anyone was curious.

[sethbc]

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

I sent and received a response within a day.

Stated too late for order changes at this point if anyone was curious.

That's a shame.  I'm still waiting to hear back after following up several times.  I'll be pretty annoyed if 11 days ago when i sent my first email there still would have been time to change.

[0330ssh]

any updates?

[happycamper87]

any updates?

Seconding this. It's been a good week now, and I'm eager to see the finished anodized samples.

[KaosJ]

Just reminded him to give updates on GH, its kinda late now in china, tomorrow he will come here and reply. 

[lac29]

Do you plan on doing a round 2 some time in the future? I missed out on this.

[PotatoTM]

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

I sent and received a response within a day.

Stated too late for order changes at this point if anyone was curious.

That's a shame.  I'm still waiting to hear back after following up several times.  I'll be pretty annoyed if 11 days ago when i sent my first email there still would have been time to change.

I have also been getting replies within 24 hours, it might be worth checking the e-mail address your sending stuff to.

[sethbc]

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

I sent and received a response within a day.

Stated too late for order changes at this point if anyone was curious.

That's a shame.  I'm still waiting to hear back after following up several times.  I'll be pretty annoyed if 11 days ago when i sent my first email there still would have been time to change.

I have also been getting replies within 24 hours, it might be worth checking the e-mail address your sending stuff to.

I double checked and confirmed that I sent them to the email addresses in the first post.

[afrokobe]

I replied to that email about the rose gold, but never got a response back... guess I'm getting a rose gold one instead of the other color I tried to pick

[vincent88928]

Went ahead and joined the GB earlier from the site, are we supposed to receive any confirmation e-mail or invoice after filling out the form?

EDIT: Also do we know if the PCB will be compatible with any holtites?

You will get invoice with such as M001 M214 etc.The PCB switch hole is 1.5mm,so there should be some holtites ok for it in foreign country

[vincent88928]

Man, that unanodized sample looks fantastic.  I should have gone with titanium grey instead of boring old black.

Indeed. I think I would like to change my silver to Titanium Gray/Cyan to be honest 

Hi Seth,which mail do you send to?I just read it with my enterprice mail...Has replied you already
Could we?  Is it too late?

I’d like to add genuine stabs to my order too if I could.

To add things like stabs you should be always in time, to totally change your order i don't know to be honest and you should ask directly to Vincent via mail.

I sent an email more than 10 days ago and still haven't heard back.  Clearly the email response time needs a little work.

[ericzheng]

Sorry, I want to ask if this keyboard can arrive Canada before May? This is important to me because I will leave Canada at May 1st.

[Anaconda]

Has the prototype been anodized? would love to see images of the anodization.

[CallumMcG]

I went with titanium gray and I'm really looking forward to seeing how they come out. Very excited!

[KaosJ]

Alright pals, got some photos from Vincent on Skype, note there is a new revisioned sample incoming. Also some info from Vincent:

>READ< 

• The line that you see near the bevels is due a rushed anodization after cny, needs more brushing, will be fixed
• The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles

>ALBUMS< 
Anodized black old sample (read above) https://imgur.com/a/yfOCB     
PCB Color sample (Matte black vs shiny, MATTE was picked):  https://imgur.com/a/RZ74Y 

[bluesclera]

i wish the keys sat deeper in the case, i really hate seeing the bottom of the keycaps

[CallumMcG]

i wish the keys sat deeper in the case, i really hate seeing the bottom of the keycaps

'The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles'

I assume this means that the case will be slightly higher profile than the one just shown?

Either way, looks great so far

[KaosJ]

i wish the keys sat deeper in the case, i really hate seeing the bottom of the keycaps

Me too but i'm pretty sure these caps can be pushed deeper (e.g. see the pic where you can see the 2u), the case wall is higher than the caps (of 0.5-1mm as far as i remember), so once you push the caps in harder, the wall will be higher than the cap, even tho you will stil see under it from the top, which is normal unless you do a case 2-3mm higher.

Also, what CallumMcG said will reduce that 

[KaosJ]

'The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles'

I assume this means that the case will be slightly higher profile than the one just shown?

Either way, looks great so far

The distance between the edges of the case and the edges of the keycap will be smaller, so yes you will see less of the switch from the top and probably nothing when you watch it from the sides, but the wall height will be the same (which is still higher than caps once you push your caps).

[KaosJ]

Oh and forgot to say, my estimation for the weight on the kit 2 was correct, without brass WEIGHT and built is around 2.1kg, so once the brass is added should be 2.5-2.6kg built.

[Tasteless]

We still on track to ship this month?

[KaosJ]

We still on track to ship this month?

He said if everything is ok with the new sample (which is what he expect at this point) the cnc production should end about march 28 or so but later needs to be anodized, packed and shipped.  Not sure at this point, but consider a 1-2 week delay can happen due the amount of orders +cny things (my guess). 

Not sure if he does the cnc/ano/pack/ship in batches or all togheter, in the first case it's on track, in the second one no. 

[Tasteless]

We still on track to ship this month?

He said if everything is ok with the new sample (which is what he expect at this point) the cnc production should end about march 28 or so but later needs to be anodized, packed and shipped.  Not sure at this point, but consider a 1-2 week delay can happen due the amount of orders +cny things (my guess). 

Not sure if he does the cnc/ano/pack/ship in batches or all togheter, in the first case it's on track, in the second one no. 

Sweet, shouldn't have to wait too long after my SA Carbon shows up to put it on this board then.     Thanks for the quick reply.

[arninja21]

Can't wait for mine to arrive!!! This would be a gift for my girlfriend! She is excited!

[WHeisenberg]

Alright pals, got some photos from Vincent on Skype, note there is a new revisioned sample incoming. Also some info from Vincent:

>READ< 

• The line that you see near the bevels is due a rushed anodization after cny, needs more brushing, will be fixed
• The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles

>ALBUMS< 
Anodized black old sample (read above) https://imgur.com/a/yfOCB     
PCB Color sample (Matte black vs shiny, MATTE was picked):  https://imgur.com/a/RZ74Y 

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Exciting!! Looks phenomenal! Well done everyone involved.

[mousetrap00]

Alright pals, got some photos from Vincent on Skype, note there is a new revisioned sample incoming. Also some info from Vincent:

>READ< 

• The line that you see near the bevels is due a rushed anodization after cny, needs more brushing, will be fixed
• The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles

>ALBUMS< 
Anodized black old sample (read above) https://imgur.com/a/yfOCB     
PCB Color sample (Matte black vs shiny, MATTE was picked):  https://imgur.com/a/RZ74Y 

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Hopefully this wont look like some floating keycaps. Thought it would be like be kbdfans cases that the caps inside the bezels. I hate floating design. Hope i didnt waste money on this one  :-[

[xantiema]

Are there any confirmation regarding whether color changes are possible? 

[KaosJ]

Alright pals, got some photos from Vincent on Skype, note there is a new revisioned sample incoming. Also some info from Vincent:

>READ< 

• The line that you see near the bevels is due a rushed anodization after cny, needs more brushing, will be fixed
• The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles

>ALBUMS< 
Anodized black old sample (read above) https://imgur.com/a/yfOCB     
PCB Color sample (Matte black vs shiny, MATTE was picked):  https://imgur.com/a/RZ74Y 

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Hopefully this wont look like some floating keycaps. Thought it would be like be kbdfans cases that the caps inside the bezels. I hate floating design. Hope i didnt waste money on this one  :-[

As you can see from the album, they are not floating (the walls should be 0.5-1mm higher than caps properly inserted)
From the top, of course you can see something, just like kbdfans. Also the distance between the edges and the keycaps will be smaller. 

[KaosJ]

Are there any confirmation regarding whether color changes are possible? 

Man if you didn't decided yet, you should really contact him and wait no more, idk 

[PotatoTM]

It's looking really good! I hope your right about the keycaps not being pushed all the way down so that less of the switches show.
Also happy matte was picked over shiny, I think it looks better overall (but maybe won't reflect the LEDs light as well).

[mousetrap00]

Alright pals, got some photos from Vincent on Skype, note there is a new revisioned sample incoming. Also some info from Vincent:

>READ< 

• The line that you see near the bevels is due a rushed anodization after cny, needs more brushing, will be fixed
• The gap between keycaps and case is smaller in the new sample due the reduced curve in the internal angles

>ALBUMS< 
Anodized black old sample (read above) https://imgur.com/a/yfOCB     
PCB Color sample (Matte black vs shiny, MATTE was picked):  https://imgur.com/a/RZ74Y 

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Hopefully this wont look like some floating keycaps. Thought it would be like be kbdfans cases that the caps inside the bezels. I hate floating design. Hope i didnt waste money on this one  :-[

As you can see from the album, they are not floating (the walls should be 0.5-1mm higher than caps properly inserted)
From the top, of course you can see something, just like kbdfans. Also the distance between the edges and the keycaps will be smaller. 

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Well, cant say im not excited because ive really wanted a 96key for the longest time. Hoping it wouldnt disappoint :)

[CallumMcG]

What sort of time frame are we looking at for delivery? Really looking forward to the build

[building_an_ergo]

Are there any confirmation regarding whether color changes are possible? 

Contacted a week or two ago and it was too late.

[truong3016]

been making a customs wooden hand rest for this board, what is the length of this 

[KaosJ]

been making a customs wooden hand rest for this board, what is the length of this 

The initial one was around 38.2cm, not sure about the new one but might be the same

[MattSG]

What sort of time frame are we looking at for delivery? Really looking forward to the build

Messaged Vincent through aliexpress, said 15th April:

[pootsounds]

Hot Damn! That's awesome.

[BearonicMan]

So damn hyped!

[sethbc]

yup - really looking forward to this board! 

[happycamper87]

Any pictures of the new anodized samples? Eager to see how the other color options are shaping up

[KaosJ]

Here are the picked colors from Vincent!

Rose gold/Pink:


Blue (the darker one on the right):


Cyan (the lighter one on the left):



Orange:


Black: 


Titanium (should be darker in person, due the light might seems like it's a silver):


Red:


Purple:
TBD

[Bubblegum]

Here are the picked colors from Vincent!

Rose gold/Pink:

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Blue (the darker one on the right):

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Cyan (the lighter one on the left):

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Orange:

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Black: 

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Titanium:

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Red:

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Purple:
TBD

Is that the gold ano color, next to the orange one?

[KaosJ]

Here are the picked colors from Vincent!

Rose gold/Pink:

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Blue (the darker one on the right):

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Cyan (the lighter one on the left):

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Orange:

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Black: 

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Titanium:

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Red:

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Purple:
TBD

Is that the gold ano color, next to the orange one?

Not sure but i guess yes, the one on the right of the 2 golds probably
EDIT: Yes that's the gold he will use, the lighter one.   

[PotatoTM]

Here are the picked colors from Vincent!

Rose gold/Pink:

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Blue (the darker one on the right):

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Cyan (the lighter one on the left):

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Orange:

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Black: 

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Titanium (should be darker in person, due the light might seems like it's a silver):

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Red:

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Purple:
TBD

The titanium seems very light (even accounting for light), but still excited.
Thanks for being a "bridge" between Vincent and us with updates

[KaosJ]

Here are the picked colors from Vincent!

Rose gold/Pink:

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Blue (the darker one on the right):

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Cyan (the lighter one on the left):

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Orange:

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Black: 

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Titanium (should be darker in person, due the light might seems like it's a silver):

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Red:

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Purple:
TBD

The titanium seems very light (even accounting for light), but still excited.
Thanks for being a "bridge" between Vincent and us with updates

I believe it will be dark just like his other gray anode he did in the past since this shouldn't have changed, so just too strong lights in that pic. 

Aka, i think it will be more like this:

[jihadu]

Is the 6U spacebar support for centered or off-center stem?
Also great anod shots

[KaosJ]

Is the 6U spacebar support for centered or off-center stem?
Also great anod shots

As far as i remember plate supported both, but for the PCB i have no idea. I will ask him to check the pcb

[KaosJ]

Is the 6U spacebar support for centered or off-center stem?
Also great anod shots

Got the answer: Only Off-centered