So You Want To Be A Concert Pianist?

[?] Are you, or do you know someone who is a budding pianists? Classical 101 Music Director Beverley Ervine ran across this gizmo which might be the answer to your prayers: Hands that can span an octave-and-a-half. I'll warn you, though, that Robert Schumann tried to strengthen his hands with some sort of exercise gizmo, which may have cost him his career. With that said. Here it is! There are, of course, other theories as to the cause of Schumann's hand problems, but this is the story that persists. In the meantime, my suggestion is practice, practice, practice.