# Handmade wooden keyboard - zynthian-inside!

**URL:** <https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562>\
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**Created:** [November 11, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562 "2025-11-11T17:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![gadg3ts](https://discourse.zynthian.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@gadg3ts](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/gadg3ts)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562/1 "2025-11-11T17:58:13Z")

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> **[cardboard synthesizer plays sounds using handmade wooden keys cut from walnut...](https://www.designboom.com/technology/cardboard-synthesizer-plays-sounds-handmade-wooden-keys-walnut-oak-11-10-2025/)**
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So this showed up in my Google news feed with the title above.

Then reading the article it mentions that it has a zynthian inside!

I did a quick search of the forums and didn’t see it mentioned so I thought you might be interested in it.

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**Author:** ![jofemodo](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/jofemodo/32/2_2.png) [@jofemodo](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/jofemodo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562/2 "2025-11-11T18:09:52Z")

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Ohhh Jojojo! Really fine work, @gadg3ts!  
Could you give us some details about the keybed construction? Is it velocity sensitive?

[EDIT]  
Ups! Sorry, i thought it was your creation @gadg3ts ! Now i see it’s from another guy.

Regards

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**Author:** ![mankiis](https://discourse.zynthian.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mankiis](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/mankiis)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562/3 "2025-11-11T19:11:09Z")

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The maker wrote pretty detailed instructables post: [How to Build a Synth With Handmade Wooden Keys (and Cardboard!) : 24 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables](https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Build-a-Working-Synth-With-Handmade-Wooden-/)

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**Author:** ![riban](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/riban/32/2331_2.png) [@riban](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/riban)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/handmade-wooden-keyboard-zynthian-inside/12562/4 "2025-11-11T19:40:59Z")

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> [@jofemodo](#):
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> Is it velocity sensitive?

It looks like it is not. Shame that there aren’t an extra switch contact per key to provide velocity.