[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":326},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-en":3,"models-en":50,"sources-en":181,"archive":212},{"id":4,"dedication":5,"disclaimer":6,"documentary":7,"extension":12,"groupBuy":13,"heroQuote":25,"heroQuoteSource":11,"intro":26,"links":27,"listener":34,"logo":40,"maker":41,"meta":46,"stem":47,"verifiedAt":48,"__hash__":49},"site\u002Fen\u002Fsite.yml","From one keyboard nerd to another.","This is an unofficial fan tribute and is not affiliated with the maker. Videos and trademarks belong to their owners. Only facts from public sources are included; items that rest on vendor listings alone are marked as such. The hero quote is translated from Korean.",{"title":8,"body":9,"videoId":10,"source":11},"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. 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This page is an unofficial tribute to that journey.",[28,31],{"label":29,"url":30},"Maker's YouTube channel","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@황대웅-i5e",{"label":32,"url":33},"Hebby. documentary","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=-BHGvHzTpQU",{"title":35,"body":36},"First, he was a listener",[37,38],"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":39},"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.",null,{"title":42,"body":43},"Then, he became a maker",[44,45],"The name Classic D first appears in that list in August 2024. 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