Penumbra has semi-matte row 4 bottom row keys, so I'm sure they can do it. Typing on them right now..
Penumbra has 1.25u bottom row mods in semi-matte finish?
Have they STILL not finalised those Row 4 Shifts?!.... sigh...
No, and while they haven't said this specifically to me, I don't believe they have any plans to make them, unless we pay for them ($4000 per mold).
Yup, my KBT Pure has them on and they look and feel super-duper. You can see some pics of them here:
http://keypuller.com/penumbra-sa/With all the SA profile group buys happening you'd think they may be willing to invest in those Shift molds. Perhaps we need to spread the cost over a couple group buys? So we could ask them to include the cost of one mold per GB if people show willingness in the interest check stage for the GB.
With those Row 4 Shift molds made I don't see anything preventing full 1-1-2-3-4-4 sets being produced. Of course the spacebar will remain symmetrical, though, which is as it should be. I hate the sharp edge of the angled DCS spacebar and I don't like the aesthetic of "flipping" it. Imagine the Penumbra top and bottom rows on the Pulse set and you can get an idea of what a true full contour board would look like.
I actually find the Row 3 Shifts and bottom row of Pulse quite nice, the way it makes a flat zone separate from the alphas, but would still prefer
full contour. Even 1-1-2-3-4-4 with Row 3 Shifts could look pretty cool, with the mod contour being "delayed" by one row.
Anyway, just my opinions, YMMV, etc, but I thought I'd share.