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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: Tom's Music Thing - Musician finger stretcher |
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The Kircher Society report here about this alarming Victorian device, designed to stretch the hands of aspiring pianists and guitarists: "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, according to eBay item #7424167048. The principle is the same, even if the design (a kit of rubber balls) and the marketing has changed: "NOT FOR USE DURING PLAY! CHOOSE FROM 3 STYLES ENVY GREEN, PUPLE PASSION AND SUNBURST"
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