Having large hands is a benefit to playing the piano (e.g., easy to reach tenths) except for playing between the sharps. Why not just make the sharps narrower? Tom Cole On 1/2/11 4:08 PM, Wally Scherer wrote: > I occasionally see posts about 7/8 keyboards. They are great for small hands, but what about people with extra large hands. Tom Servinsky isn't the only one with "fat" fingers that barely fit between the sharps. > > On several occasions I have had piano students with very large hands who could easily benefit from a 9/8 keyboard, or even larger. It would be interesting to find out how many prospective piano players gave up because of finger size problems. > > Wally Scherer > -------------------------------------------------------------- > A FINE TUNE - Piano Tuning& Repairs > Wallace T. Scherer, piano technician, music educator > 5020 Canal Drive, Lake Worth, Florida, 33463-8014 > Telephone: 561-432-4121 > Web page: http://aftune.angelfire.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-FINE-TUNE-PIANO-TUNING-REPAIRS/129845010366185 > ------------------------------------------------ > FREE TICKETS: http://aftune.angelfire.com/freetics.html > > > >
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