Topre Realforce 103U Ivory Capacitive Keyboard Variable Weight w/ Red Esc Key

Description

I'm selling a very nice condition Topre Realforce 103U keyboard.  This is the model that came out right before the 104U, and differs only in that it has a slightly wider space bar and no right Windows key.  This is the variable weight model, where most keys are 45g, but the keys normally pressed by your pinkies are lighter, and the escape and num lock keys are heavier.  The keycaps are Topre's usual excellent dye-sublimated PBT types, except for the space bar, which I believe is ABS.  There is no shine on this keyboard's space bar.  The metal plate had a couple of small rust spots on it, so I disassembled the entire keyboard, sanded the plate, and painted it with black automotive trim paint.  I greased all of the stabilizers and installed DesKeys #3 silencing rings on the stabilized keys to quiet them down.  I like the light click that the regular keys make on the upstroke, and left those as-is.  There are a couple of small dings on the backside of the keyboard, and one small scratch just below the left Windows key.  Otherwise the keyboard is in extremely nice condition.  The original box is included, as pictured, as is a genuine red Topre escape key.  The original escape key will also come with the keyboard.