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SHY60

"About Us:
NBH - neighbourhood -
We’re a small group of keyboard enthusiasts from Germany who care about every detail of this hobby but especially the social part and connecting with the community—because in the end, that’s what makes it special. Over the past few years, we’ve organized several smaller group buys of up to around 30 participants and now we’re ready to take the next step: connecting not only with our local scene, but with the international community as well.
Our designs are built with the community in mind: fully compatible with standard PCBs, with plate files made freely available, and absolutely no gatekeeping. We want everyone to be able to build, mod, and enjoy—without limits. At a fair and affordable price (considering the low quantities we operate at). That’s the way this hobby should be in our eyes.
That’s why we came together to form our growing community space, Neighborhood (NBH). It’s more than just a place to share our own projects—it’s also a platform for small designers to showcase their ideas, exchange feedback, and even get support in organizing group buys

About the keyboardSome of you may already know Shy. He is a young and aspiring keyboard designer from Germany who has been active in the maker community for several years now. We have always admired his knowledge, dedication and especially his skills and design language.
The Shy60 is the culmination of various iterations with different mounting styles and variations in stylistic approaches. Shy has forged his design language through countless scrapped and prototyped designs.
We think that the Shy60 is worth sharing with the keyboard community." - Atkins

Case Specifications

Keyboard

  • Layout: 60%, WKL, HHKB, WK
  • Typing Angle: 8 Degrees
  • Front height 18.5mm, adjusted front height 19.64mm, ekh 23.8mm
  • Weight unbuilt around 1950g
  • Gasket Strip Mount and Top Mount
  • Color options are master chief (grey-green), black, silver, and burgundy (DDS-M)
  • Manufacturer: dds

Material

  • Top and bottom: aluminium 6063
  • Plate: 1,5mm aluminium 5052
  • Weight: brass

PCB Specifications

  • Material: FR4
  • Thickness: 1.6mm
  • Connectivity: JST to Unified Daughterboard
  • Customizability: VIA
  • Type: Solderable and Hotswap
  • Designer: p4tatata

PCB Compatibility

Hotswap and Solder

Mounting Design

Option 1:
Gasket Strip Mount - It is originally derived from the Papilio TKL where the plate sits between 2 gasket strips. This mounting style produces a clean sound and nice feel with the option to use different gaskets to tune the sound and feel to your preference

Option 2:
Top Mount - A custom made insert is used to make up for the distance of the missing gasket to screw the plate into the top. This has the typical top mount sound and feel.

Sales Info

EU/Worldwide: NBH
North America/Worldwide: Bowl Keyboards

  • GB Timeline: 15 December 2025 - 31 January 2026
  • Estimated Fulfillment: TBA
  • Price: 400 USD
  • Keyboard
  • Plate
  • PCB (waffling60 JST position), unified db, custom JST cable
  • Custom Carry Case
  • Custom Cloth