Classic D An unofficial tribute

Classic D

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Press your own keys. A 3D approximation of Classic D Gigant built from public photos (pocketed top case, layered case, engraving positions); dimensions and details differ from the real board. The engraved lettering is a script typeface, not the original logo.

From one keyboard nerd to another.

“The keyboard one person truly wanted.”

Hebby., documentary “Classic D Gigant — a keyboard made by one person's will” (translated)

Classic D is a custom keyboard made not by a company but by one person. Hwang Daewoong (황대웅), a collector who has listened to and recorded keyboard after keyboard, finally made the one he wanted and brought it into the world as a personal group buy. This page is an unofficial tribute to that journey.

First, he was a listener

His channel is filled with typing recordings of keyboards made by others. TGR Jane, Keycult No.2, OTD 356, Matrix, Geon. Names that read like a lineage of an era.

{ "Keyboard people in Korea have a saying": "you go round and round, and end up back on Cherry Blacks. His records are exactly that. Machine broken-in, diamond-paste polished, vintage and West German vintage Blacks. Within one switch, he keeps listening to how each housing changes the sound." }

237 videos on his channel. Of the latest 100, 89 were recorded on MX Blacks.

  1. Classic D Boundman
  2. LZ SE Full Bronze
  3. Lin Steel Whale
  4. OTD 456GT
  5. LZ Masterpiece
  6. Classic D Gigant Full Bronze
  7. ET TKL
  8. Daji Ocho Cuatro 2.1
  9. Classic D Gigant
  10. Merisi 500C/M
  11. Geon F1-88
  12. Merisi Ottantaquattro
  13. Geon F2-84
  14. Daji Ocho Cuatro 2XL
  15. Keycult No.2 Rev2
  16. NEWONE Rough TKL
  17. Classic D Second
  18. Geon Objet
  19. Keycult No.2 Contemporary Red
  20. DNWorks 765LT
  21. Geon F1-8K Snow Edition
  22. DNWorks SVJ
  23. TGR Jane V2 CE White
  24. TGR Jane V1 CE
  25. DNWorks 997.3
  26. TGR Shi Stainless Steel
  27. Owlab Vento80
  28. 4GT Doma
  29. Keycult No.2 Rev1
  30. Matrix Magic3 Pink
  31. Classic D Second Prototype
  32. Duck Orion V3
  33. TKD Cycle8
  34. Classic D
  35. OTD 356CL
  36. TGR Jane Heritage Prototype
  37. TGR Jane V2
  38. MatrixLab 2.0 OG
  39. Keycult No.2 Classic
  40. TGR Jane CE
  41. Keycult No.2 Raw
  42. Keycult No.2 TKL
  43. Geon Glare TKL
  44. Matrix 8XV 1.0 Reborn
  45. MatrixLab 1.2
  46. OTD 356.2
  47. OTD 356CL DGE
  48. NEWONE Twilight
  49. Brick65
  50. Geon F1-8X V2
  51. NEWONE Rose75
  52. JJW Cloudline TKL
  53. OTD 360C Corsa
  54. NEWONE Twilight Gold Edition

Recently recorded keyboards, newest first. In bronze: the Classic D boards he made himself.

Then, he became a maker

The name Classic D first appears in that list in August 2024. Prototypes and new rounds follow, and the sound of each new mount and finish is recorded one by one.

Below is the lineage, assembled in order from the records on the maker's own channel.

  1. Classic D

    2024.08 —

    The first Classic D on his channel. Typing recordings remain of it with a PCB with core and a coreless PCB.

    First Classic D video on the channel
    2024.08
    PCB comparison
    Core PCB · Coreless PCB
    Recorded with
    Cherry MX Black (broken-in)

  2. Classic D Second

    2024.12 — 2025

    The second round. Prototype, build and typing test videos were posted in turn.

    Prototype video
    2024.12
    Build video
    2025.05
    Bottom case
    Solid brass bottom; one user calls it "as heavy as a Glare"
    One user's build
    Poron gasket mount · ABS plate · GMK Maestro

  3. Classic D Gigant

    2025.09 —

    The name that travelled furthest. Recorded on different mounts, followed by a full bronze edition, then an international group buy.

    Prototype and production videos
    2025.09
    Mounts
    Top mount · Gummy O-ring mount
    Full bronze edition
    2026.02
    International group buy (per vendor listing)
    2026.09, produced by NEWONE studio
    Listed options (per vendor listing)
    Black · Blue · Red · Silver / WK · WKL / Solder · Hotswap

  4. Classic D Boundman

    2026.11 —

    The most recent board to carry the Classic D name. Top mount and gasket mount recordings are out; whether it succeeds Gigant or is a variant is not yet confirmed by public sources.

    First video
    2026.11
    Mounts
    Top mount · Gasket mount

What a personal group buy means

{ "In Korea it is called 공제, short for co-production": "people who wanted the same thing once shared a cost no one could carry alone." }

Today it means something closer to a group buy, a relationship between the person who runs the production and the buyers.

The maker checks interest, takes pre-orders and carries months of production. No brand, no factory of their own. Just one taste, and the weight that comes with it.

  1. Check interest
  2. Take pre-orders
  3. Carry months of production

In his own words

A 12-minute documentary by YouTuber Hebby., built on an interview with the maker, looking at the world of personal group buys. Hear how Classic D began, how it types, and the story behind it. In Korean.

From one keyboard nerd to another.

Sources
  1. Hwang Daewoong YouTube channel — uploadsHwang Daewoong (the maker)
  2. Classic D Gigant — a keyboard made by one person's willHebby. (YouTube, 2026.02)
  3. A collection of the TKL keyboards I have gatheredDCInside Mechanical Keyboard Gallery (2025.07, Korean)
  4. What is a 공제 keyboard? — Q&AKBDMania (Korean)
  5. Classic D Gigant group buy listingsKeebz N Cables · Keybay

Last checked 2026.11.15. Prices are not included.