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Topic: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.  (Read 2006 times)

Offline sevencircles

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Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
on: January 08, 2006, 07:03:43 PM
I wish I had the same hands as Godfrey Hill.

With those hands he seems to be born to be a pianovirtuoso

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[https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/ripleys/database/ep_313a.html

His other  hand looks just the same.

Any thoughts about what you could do if you had his hands?

Offline thalbergmad

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #1 on: January 08, 2006, 07:43:28 PM
I wonder if he plays.

I wonder if he could.
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Offline stevie

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #2 on: January 08, 2006, 10:14:03 PM
this -

Wolf Boy Wedding


Larry Gomez, who suffers from werewolf syndrome and is covered from head to foot with thick dark fur, was recently married and he and his wife now have a new baby!



is more insane

Offline jamie_liszt

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #3 on: January 08, 2006, 10:36:22 PM
i wonder if he could stretch an 11th or maybe more  :o

Offline nanabush

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #4 on: January 09, 2006, 02:42:49 AM
No, I think the wolfman would be better suited for piano than the guy with 6 fingers.. :P
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Offline Stolzing

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #5 on: January 09, 2006, 06:31:46 AM
It would be a curse to have 12 fingers.  He would work all his life to be a great pianist and then people would always say to him "Of course you're great, you have 12 fingers!".  Him:  ":-\"

Offline sevencircles

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso.
Reply #6 on: January 09, 2006, 09:46:55 AM
Imagine yourself with 12 fingers.

You should be able to play even singlenote runs that would be impossible with just ten fingers.
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