I'm an adult but have very small hands. Years ago I played the clarinet with no difficulties and was wondering about spacing and reach on this?
1344597
I'm an adult as well, with small hands. I can play this instrument very easily, but after an hour or so, my right hand starts hurting. I'm very sure you will be able to reach all the holes but it might hurt you after a while. I still recommend this instrument for you.
1344598
Not knowing how small your hands are, it's hard to say whether or not you could manage the reach on a standard tenor. My wife cannot, so we got a bent (knick) tenor with two more keys than the double key for C and C# for her. She has no trouble with this, but likes to use it with a neck strap. The instrument is a YRT-304B modified by Lazar Early Music. The neck strap arrangement is a jury-rig involving the use of a stout rubber band and a bass recorder strap. Hope this helps.
1344599
I was unable to stretch my fingers enough to cover all the holes and play this recorder. I am having to send it back. I'm hoping that I can get a soprano recorder that I will be able to handle.
1344600
I use it to teach recorder to my 4th grade music students. My hands are normal sized (male, 5'8"). The reach is quite a spread for the fingers. I love this recorder, but it takes some getting used to the fingerings. The right hand is much more of a stretch than a Bb clarinet.
1344601
It's quite hard to operate the recorder with small hands. I have big, but its not easy to play, nonetheless.
1961716
I have small hands and I have not had any trouble or problems using only one hand - e.g. Holding up a limb with the other hand so it does not pinch the blade, or holding a 2 x 4 in place while cutting.
280725
An adult could play it. I've played my son's. But unless you are particularly petite I would not recommend it for everyday play.
1709375
I was quite pleased with the touch. But everyone is different, and you should try to find a store where you can play a few notes first.
1147191
I think you will be okay depending on if this is your first recorder but it will take stretching some. Though my hand is slightly wider and it made me stretch initially . The instrument has the "thumb rest" you can put on where it can help you most . My advice would be to see what the return policy is for this recorder is so if it is not a good fit you can return it .
1735750
It should fit without a problem, but......again, I really can't in any way recommend that you purchase this particular clarinet. I finally threw it in the trash can because I couldn't even find anyone who would take it for free.
440436
I'm not sure. I'm a girl & maybe I don't have large enough or strong enough hands to grip things & maybe that is why even just the tiny extra space on my hands made them hard for me to use.
2161694
I have done this. I am 5' 5" with a normal reach for someone that size and I can do it fairly easily. I try to switch up what I do on the 3-1 trio so I don't get board.
509208
Hi there, well it isn't comfortable at all for an adult hand. Plus the mouth part doesn't close fully when you "talk" with it, it looks like it stays open. For children it's okay. In my opinion, they aren't of good cuality. I've seen and played with really good puppets, but those are just a bit more expensive.Hope this will help you make up your mind.
699477
Hi, sure. Absolutely. I place my hand over the width. My thumb slides the top back and my other fingers steady the other side. Pretty nice piece. No complaints so far.
1354048
I have short, stubby fingers, and the bass is easier for me to play than the Yamaha tenor is. I can't play the basses that you blow into to the top because my arms just aren't long enough, but I have no problem with this one. I just measured my hand span with a ruler, from the tip of my thumb to the tip of my little finger, with my hand spread, and it's 8". It seems like a little bit shorter would be ok too. Hope that helps. Good luck!
1184808
I teach guitar to children. My 8 year old student did NOT have the strength to push any of the buttons down and got frustrated with it very quickly. We had it on the loosest setting but there was still too much resistance for his little hands. That's another thing. It's really too big for little hands to wrap around well.
306363
I have small hands as well -- also 66-year old hands. I know what you mean abut how difficult other garlic presses can be to use but this press works just great or me.
265675
The screen is visible, about 6"x3" but the hands are tiny. It is possible to have fingering done verbally and, of course the keys light up as well. I have been playing piano for so long that I didn't even pay attention to the hands until this question was posed.
362828
When you hold a violin your left hand should be able to reach the end of the finger board with a slight bend in the elbow. Or if you can't hold a violin to judge the fit and order online, like I did, 4/4 or full is normally for adults and as the sizes go down..2/4, 3/4, etc then they are for younger ages. Hope that helps a little
912063
Well I am not really sure. It's an ok clarinet. Sometimes it can be a little hard to play. But I think it may have to do with the mouthpiece and reed choice is a big factor. I found that the lower down I moved my ligature the easier it was to play. I hope this answers your question.
928475
Yes! My fingers are not the longest, and I have no issues playing the bass anywhere on the scale. Being a medium length fingerboard also has the benefit of having the frets closer together, more like a guitar's. A person with shorter fingers will have no issues.