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What is your maximum comfortable span ?

C to G or greater (>=12th): 1 (3.7%)
C to F (11th): 1 (3.7%)
C to E (10th): 18 (66.7%)
C to D (9th): 4 (14.8%)
Octave: 2 (7.4%)
Less than an octave: 1 (3.7%)

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ted

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Comfortable span

on: May 10, 2005, 11:05:49 PM

Using the hand with the greater span, thumb and fifth finger, lower note a C, upper note another white note, what is your maximum comfortable span ?

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greyrune

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Re: Comfortable span

Reply #1 on: May 11, 2005, 03:37:36 PM

wow whoever it was with the 12th i'd love to see those hands. That's huge!

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AK47

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Re: Comfortable span

Reply #2 on: May 11, 2005, 03:46:07 PM

i dont want to boast, but i have a huge one

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c18cont

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Re: Comfortable span

Reply #3 on: May 11, 2005, 09:19:51 PM

Anyone know the historical max?

John.. $:-\$

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pianomann1984

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Re: Comfortable span

Reply #4 on: May 12, 2005, 07:11:17 PM

Rachmainoff was billed as having the largest handspan in history, but I don't recall what is was - I think it was a 12th (from B to F#).

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c18cont

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Re: Comfortable span

Reply #5 on: May 12, 2005, 08:15:58 PM

Try this pretty chord...strike as one, not a roll:

--C#2,G#2,F#3, Left, and-- B3,F4,A#4,D#5....

John Cont

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