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Offline sevencircles

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Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
on: August 21, 2006, 08:21:34 PM
I wish I had this guy´s hands.

https://www.funnypop.com/funny/posts/159.shtml

Would be the ideal hands for a virtuoso.

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #1 on: August 22, 2006, 03:28:21 AM
God I'm jealous!!   I wonder though, if this is a real picture, does he have full use of each of them??  Are the extra ones just kind of "there" and dead?  Imagine all the work you'd have to do too...it's like having 2 4th fingers!

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #2 on: August 22, 2006, 05:09:21 AM
As far as I know, sixth fingers are usually very small and weak (or with no movility at all). But this seems to be a photoshop trick.

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #3 on: August 22, 2006, 05:13:21 AM
Greetings.

It is for real. This guy was presented on "Ripley's believe it or not" series. The "5"th finger(his 6th is the pinky) is practically interconnected with the 4th so when the 4th one moves so does the 5th. If you though that the 4th finger was difficult to work with, it will be that much harder for him.

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #4 on: August 22, 2006, 05:15:12 AM
Greetings.

It is for real. This guy was presented on "Ripley's believe it or not" series. The "5"th finger(his 6th is the pinky) is practically interconnected with the 4th so when the 4th one moves so does the 5th. If you thought that the 4th finger was difficult to work with, it will be that much harder for him.

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #5 on: August 22, 2006, 07:36:59 AM
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The "5"th finger(his 6th is the pinky) is practically interconnected with the 4th so when the 4th one moves so does the 5th.

I didn´t know that. Maybe I wouldn´t want his hands after all.

I wonder if this kid can move all his fingers independently?

https://www.collegeafterhours.com/index.php?id=1065&t=3

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #6 on: August 22, 2006, 07:45:44 AM
5-6 trills are even more challenging than 4-5...
" On ne joue pas du piano avec deux mains : on joue avec dix doigts. Chaque doigt doit être une voix qui chante"

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #7 on: August 22, 2006, 11:18:54 PM
I didn´t know that. Maybe I wouldn´t want his hands after all.

I wonder if this kid can move all his fingers independently?

https://www.collegeafterhours.com/index.php?id=1065&t=3




Even If he could develop his fingers( He may be able to, but it will be alot of work and even then he may nto be able to succesfully move them.) the piano is meant for 5 fingers so his extra fingers are going to bother actually.   

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #8 on: August 23, 2006, 11:04:26 AM
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Even If he could develop his fingers( He may be able to, but it will be alot of work and even then he may nto be able to succesfully move them.) the piano is meant for 5 fingers so his extra fingers are going to bother actually.

It´s very possible that he can move all fingers independently as effortlessly as anyone with 10 fingers can.

I am certain that six fingers on each hands will make it easier to play the piano if you can move all fingers independently.

Just imagine the fingerings you could do and not to forget the chords you could play.

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #9 on: August 23, 2006, 11:43:37 AM
No one can move fingers independently. And no one needs to to be able to play piano.
"As an artist you don't rake in a million marks without performing some sacrifice on the Altar of Art." -Franz Liszt

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Re: Ideal hands for a virtuoso!
Reply #10 on: August 23, 2006, 01:16:35 PM


I wonder if this kid can move all his fingers independently?

https://www.collegeafterhours.com/index.php?id=1065&t=3



Come on thats a little harsh - putting that vid in the "humour" category and calling him a "mutant kid".

(Btw, I'm not talking about you I know you didnt put it up there)
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