Hi! I'm a piano enthusiast, and I've recently fallen in love with mechanical keyboards. So, I've started the search for the ultimate typing keyboard. (Does such a thing even exist? Does that concept even make sense?)
Currently I'm using a BlackWidow, and it has served me well. However, not to be snobbish, it feels like a cheap kitchen utensil. The build is uninspiring, the plastic is bland, the keycaps are wobbly and the touch is horrible to my fingertips.
Yesterday I ordered a Filco Minila, but it's still days away and I'm already thinking that it will not deliver upon expectations. So, I've started considering options such as HHKB P2, HHKB Professional JP (I LOVE small spacebars), Leopold FC 660C, Poker II, Realforce 86U/87U, Tex Beetle, Choc Mini...
I want a keyboard with personality (a deep one, at that), a keyboard that is an absolute pleasure just to lay your hands on! And when you sit down and type on it... you're overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction. I want a keyboard that can become an extension of my hands, to the point that when I'm typing I no longer feel an artificial plastic interface connecting me to the computer, but rather I feel it as part of me, in the same way that when you use your hands you don't consciously think "I wanna move my hand here, or there", you just do it! Hands don't feel artificial because they're PART of you! For the piano and other instruments, I know that this sense of connectedness can be achieved.
With the BlackWidow I never lose awareness of its presence. It's so rough as to be distracting when typing!
I want a 60% keyboard, but a 75% wouldn't be bad. I also don't mind if the switches are MX, Topre, or freaking moonstone, I just want it to be an ABSOLUTE, PURE and UTTER pleasure to type on.
Am I way over my head here? Do keyboards like this exist? Are mechanical keyboards used for some other purpose and I've gotten it completely wrong? Should I stick to pianos if I want instruments of fine craftsmanship and sublime personality? I am talking total nonsense here?