On Wed, February 10, 2016 11:00 pm, David Niklas wrote: > If I'm remembering rightly, a while back (months), there was a > discussion about keyboards. I noticed this one and wanted to know if it > > https://www.crowdsupply.com/ugl/ultimate-hacking-keyboard
To add a bit of perspective, can you visualize what such ergonomic design might do for the piano? The essence of a keyboard is found in the keyswitch -- the plunger and the contacts. A good plunger is not lubricated and does not bind even if the key is struck at an angle. Any external lubricant eventually wears through. Good contacts do not bounce. Good contacts do not fail because of oxidation or exposure to common atmospheric contaminants such as moisture, ammonia, and oil vapour. Gold is not necessarily the best contact material for very low voltage and current, because oil vapour can form an insulating film (a polymer, if I recall correctly) on gold. I think that it was Honeywell which published a report on this matter. For a quality keyswitch, a wiping silver contact may be a better choice. Russ