Heavy keyboards appreciation thread - Post your heaviest keyboards!

[kbd0]

I'm sure I'm not alone in appreciating particularly heavy keyboards.
 
What are the heaviest keyboards you have or know of? Post them!

[kbd0]

Mine is this Viatrion keyboard from 1969 weighing in at 21lbs (9.5kg)



Inside the steel shell is a giant metal block containing the light channels it uses for sensing

[splodeybaloney]

Not quite on the same level as yours but here's mine, this weighed in around 10 lbs 9 oz (4.8kg) at a meetup and won me an award for the heaviest board there that day. Most of the case is 7075 aluminum but the bottom half has a big brass weight, and the plate is brass as well.

[clay]

Realforce R3S with Sho Labs S108 custom aluminum case. 3.9 kg / 8.6 lbs

[clay]

[Tseg]

I have to admit, I am a fan of heavy boards... I even added tire balancing weights inside my Neo65 to bump up the weight.  I believe my 9lb F77 is the heaviest, but I have a copper-bottomed Smith + Rune 165 CE showing up by the end of the year that may give it a run for the money, especially when paired with the matching copper-bottomed key pad.   I suppose there is something special about a board that is naturally heavy vs. screwing on weights to make it feel heavy.

[longcao1010]

Not quite on the same level as yours but here's mine, this weighed in around 10 lbs 9 oz (4.8kg) at a meetup and won me an award for the heaviest board there that day. Most of the case is 7075 aluminum but the bottom half has a big brass weight, and the plate is brass as well.

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What is the name of this kb / case? Thank you!

[xjack312]

~7.5lb custom southpaw alice layout I designed last year, big brass weight on the back

[kajahtaa]

Heh

About 7 kg

[splodeybaloney]

What is the name of this kb / case? Thank you!

It is just called the "Southpaw Fullsize" from Switchplate Peripherals. I actually have another one that I'm trying to sell, feel free to send me a message if you are interested