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Title: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Sat, 31 October 2015, 17:37:53
In another thread where a beautiful very large multi-buttoned IBM Japanese keyboard was posted, a question popped up into my head, "What's is the world's largest keyboard?".

A quick google search later, I think I've found Mecca for keyboard lovers:
(http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee9970695970d-800wi)

Apparently, it's a place in Russia:
http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com/2009/04/giant-key-board.html
http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/03/worlds-largest-qwerty-keyboard.html

2nd place goes to this one:
(http://ycp.totfarm.com/pics/pic_1224307642666.jpg)
http://yourcoolpics.com/picture-1784-Worlds-Biggest-Keyboard
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Bucake on Sat, 31 October 2015, 18:05:48
i actually expected to see this one, posted by Ettasian:
(http://i.imgur.com/XNviQlo.jpg)
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 31 October 2015, 18:51:44
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/6cb006504a9331df065c50dc7dddba74.jpg)

Honorable mention?
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Bucake on Sat, 31 October 2015, 19:05:50
hahahaha
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: 0100010 on Sat, 31 October 2015, 22:35:26
I love that giant concrete keyboard.  Also fond of the Ortek MCK-142 Pro.

(http://cdn.overclock.net/e/e7/e7f92612_Ortekboard.jpeg)
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Dernubenfrieken on Sun, 01 November 2015, 10:33:39
i actually expected to see this one, posted by Ettasian:
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/XNviQlo.jpg)

I thought the exact same thing. That thing is absolutely terrifying.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: mrgoldenzombie on Sun, 01 November 2015, 14:05:46
Those are some big boards
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: grav3serker on Sun, 01 November 2015, 16:35:31
That first one is awesome haha. I would love to see that in person!
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 01 November 2015, 22:38:06
i actually expected to see this one, posted by Ettasian:
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/XNviQlo.jpg)

This is actually the type of stuff I expected to see.  That's a seriously weird layout.  What was that one used for?
Show Image
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/6cb006504a9331df065c50dc7dddba74.jpg)


Honorable mention?
Wow, just wow.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 01 November 2015, 22:38:57
That first one is awesome haha. I would love to see that in person!
That is!  I'd love to go check it out too.  Sounds like a GH mecca trip needs to be planned, lol.

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: crovax3000 on Sun, 01 November 2015, 22:41:18
Show Image
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/6cb006504a9331df065c50dc7dddba74.jpg)


Honorable mention?

There's no way this is real.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: grav3serker on Sun, 01 November 2015, 22:43:42
That first one is awesome haha. I would love to see that in person!
That is!  I'd love to go check it out too.  Sounds like a GH mecca trip needs to be planned, lol.
Lol count me in!! Russia, get ready for a GH invasion!
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: W_hinklebottom on Sun, 01 November 2015, 22:48:20
So I guess the granite key set wasn't designed by matt30
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: chyros on Mon, 02 November 2015, 03:21:19
That first one is awesome haha. I would love to see that in person!
That is!  I'd love to go check it out too.  Sounds like a GH mecca trip needs to be planned, lol.
Lol count me in!! Russia, get ready for a GH invasion!
I don't know, the switches in that look like they might be really heavy, and I'm sceptical about compatibility issues :p . Never tried typing on painted concrete caps, though.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: grav3serker on Mon, 02 November 2015, 12:02:51
That first one is awesome haha. I would love to see that in person!
That is!  I'd love to go check it out too.  Sounds like a GH mecca trip needs to be planned, lol.
Lol count me in!! Russia, get ready for a GH invasion!
I don't know, the switches in that look like they might be really heavy, and I'm sceptical about compatibility issues . Never tried typing on painted concrete caps, though.
Haha! Well, now that you mention it, they might be a little on the heavy side
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Joey Quinn on Mon, 02 November 2015, 12:12:26
Show Image
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/6cb006504a9331df065c50dc7dddba74.jpg)


Honorable mention?

There's no way this is real.
IIRC it was for an April fools joke or something like that.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 02 November 2015, 14:30:04
Show Image
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/6cb006504a9331df065c50dc7dddba74.jpg)


Honorable mention?

There's no way this is real.
IIRC it was for an April fools joke or something like that.
that makes a bit of sense since the two foot pedals look like kick drum pedals...say, those look like drum heads too...

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: keyboardia1 on Mon, 02 November 2015, 14:44:26
this one's pretty big too.

(http://i.imgur.com/aCt2nfI.jpg)


unfortunately it's not mechanical
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Photekq on Mon, 02 November 2015, 14:46:28
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: keyboardia1 on Mon, 02 November 2015, 14:48:08
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


you shouldn't buy that one because of the non standard bottom row
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Touch_It on Mon, 02 November 2015, 15:02:25
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


you shouldn't buy that one because of the non standard bottom row

Definitely made me laugh.  More than I should have.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: chyros on Mon, 02 November 2015, 15:07:02
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


you shouldn't buy that one because of the non standard bottom row

Definitely made me laugh.  More than I should have.
It's also a lefty keyboard I think xD .
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: keyboardia1 on Mon, 02 November 2015, 15:21:23
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


you shouldn't buy that one because of the non standard bottom row

Definitely made me laugh.  More than I should have.
It's also a lefty keyboard I think xD .
nah, it was build that way so your right hand is closer to the mouse!
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 02 November 2015, 16:31:11
this one's pretty big too.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/aCt2nfI.jpg)



unfortunately it's not mechanical
Wow!  Where's this one?  In the US?
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)

I love this thing.  You could program both the left and right hand sides on both sides of the board, so you could shift your hands up and down to get to all characters even with just one hand.  that numeric keypad is made for lefties though. :(

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: vivalarevolución on Mon, 02 November 2015, 18:35:25
Not a keyboard, but close:

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Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Vadurr on Tue, 03 November 2015, 03:08:35
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Wow...Thats sooooooper!
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: keyboardia1 on Tue, 03 November 2015, 04:12:24
Not gonna lie, i want that for my living room ...

(http://i.imgur.com/zcNHwGu.jpg)
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: gadzkun on Tue, 03 November 2015, 04:20:15
Not a keyboard, but close:

(Attachment Link)

not an elephant but close  :p
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Tue, 03 November 2015, 08:36:42
Not a keyboard, but close:

(Attachment Link)
hahaha!

not an elephant but close  :p

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Tue, 03 November 2015, 08:37:07
Not gonna lie, i want that for my living room ...

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/zcNHwGu.jpg)

I bet guests would get a chuckle.

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: tronbeaver on Tue, 03 November 2015, 08:38:38
this one's pretty big too.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/aCt2nfI.jpg)



unfortunately it's not mechanical

Unfortunately it is Windows.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: vivalarevolución on Tue, 03 November 2015, 14:49:15
Not gonna lie, i want that for my living room ...

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/zcNHwGu.jpg)


I want that above my bed.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Thu, 05 November 2015, 22:41:01
So I think I found the equivalent of that IBM board available now:
(http://www.provantage.com/CHER06M.GIF)
http://www.provantage.com/cherry-g86-63400euadaa~7CHER0NM.htm

It's a cherry with all programmable keys.  And its in a column format that was being discussed on here somewhere in another thread I can't find. 
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: 0100010 on Sat, 07 November 2015, 14:52:48
Some in progress pictures of that concrete keyboard here : http://www.spicytec.com/2010/09/worlds-biggest-keyboard-type-with-what.html

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f-yNhfYNz3c/TJTWn5zCv_I/AAAAAAAADRg/X8Dkl-kCozg/s640/huge_keyboard_01.jpg)

Found this one too :

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/eb/3a/a3/eb3aa34a0614c81dc0368fc95c62a5c7.jpg)

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: 1swt2gs on Sat, 07 November 2015, 15:29:34
this one's pretty big too.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/aCt2nfI.jpg)



unfortunately it's not mechanical

That's pretty awesome! I assume its fully functional too?
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Weltschmerz on Mon, 09 November 2015, 04:05:46
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Holy **** what is that keyboard even used for? Pretty neat relegendable caps, too!
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: UTEster750 on Mon, 09 November 2015, 04:42:23
Just waiting for someone to make a pcb for a keyboard that is like 1000%  :p
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: tronbeaver on Mon, 09 November 2015, 09:16:06
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Holy **** what is that keyboard even used for? Pretty neat relegendable caps, too!

Chinese.
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: jonathanyu on Mon, 09 November 2015, 09:59:30
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Holy **** what is that keyboard even used for? Pretty neat relegendable caps, too!

Chinese.
Its Japanese
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: KippHuntress on Mon, 09 November 2015, 10:07:48
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Holy **** what is that keyboard even used for? Pretty neat relegendable caps, too!

Chinese.
Its Japanese
dirty knees
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Waateva on Mon, 09 November 2015, 10:11:47

Found this one too :

Show Image
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/eb/3a/a3/eb3aa34a0614c81dc0368fc95c62a5c7.jpg)


World's largest Datamancer set?
Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 09 November 2015, 10:27:16

Found this one too :

Show Image
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/eb/3a/a3/eb3aa34a0614c81dc0368fc95c62a5c7.jpg)


World's largest Datamancer set?
lol!

Title: Re: Worlds Largest Keyboard
Post by: Weltschmerz on Mon, 16 November 2015, 14:20:31
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/8c/5556-5.jpg)


Holy **** what is that keyboard even used for? Pretty neat relegendable caps, too!

Chinese.
Its Japanese
dirty knees
full of sleaze...