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In reply to the discussion: narrow key pianos. [View all]

mopinko

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8. yeah, it's supposed to b easy, but like i said, switching back and forth all the time...
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:00 PM
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and if u have big hands, i can see that it wd make it harder.

i just see it as leveling the playing field for women, which is exactly y steinway hates it. even tho they invented it many yrs ago for a guy named hoffman, iirc, who had small hands. they have made them for many concert pianists who have the stature to bring their own instruments w them, but they made them sign nda’s. daniel barenboim finally was allowed to admit that he had a 6.0 steinway.
they will make u an upright but they upcharge $5k. for using less material. make it make sense…

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