Must Have: Finger stretching for keyboard players

[Garritan]

[/URL][URL="http://www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=986"]The Kircher Society (http://www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=986) report here about this Victorian device, designed to stretch the hands of aspiring pianists: "According to one source, Robert Schumann permanently wrecked his right hand and ended his career using an early version of one of these contraptions. (Other sources blame a botched surgical procedure aimed at slicing the tendon between the third and fourth fingers). It's good to know that finger stretching is still practised today (ouch ~|).


http://www.kirchersociety.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/fingerstretcher.jpg

[linwood]

"What's that,Bob?"

" Oh it's...UHH....it's for streching my... ..uhhh....fingers. Yea, that's the ticket. Stretchin' my fingers."

[DPDAN]

ouch!
:D


me

[JPGarbarini]

Thanks... but no thanks. I think I'll just work on moving my wrist that couple of extra inches :)

[etLux]

http://davidsosnowski.com/images/fingers.jpg

Maybe I was using it wrong?

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com
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[RichR]

etLux:

%- %- That's just not right!%- %-

[88fingers]

Well, Let me tell you what the over use of one these puppies can do to ya..................

I was first introduced to the Doctor Marples "World renown finger stretcher and multiplier" way back near the end of the century. I believe it was about Nineteen hundred and eighty four. My parents bought me one of those gadgets and........ You can probably guess what happend....... but........................