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Might also note that when the hand is stretched to its full range you can’t necessarily hit all possible combinations of notes within the range. (That is, the

by gshdg 7y ago

Might also note that when the hand is stretched to its full range you can’t necessarily hit all possible combinations of notes within the range. (That is, the index finger can’t reach everything between the middle of the range and the thumb’s full extent.)

jacquesm 7y ago
Yes, this is the complex bit that I can't get a handle (pun intended) on, the degree to which the geometry of the hand constrains the problem.
- gshdg 7y ago
  It’s also dependent on the hand. I can just barely reach a full octave. I know others who can easily do an octave plus a fifth.