I was wondering, as sometimes I do, what is the record for the biggest hands ever to play piano. By this I mean concert pianists, not a seven foot-tall basketballer who by chance is caught tinkling the ivories, though not in any great detail. And by biggest hands, I mean what key can they reach from middle C, i.e. an octave, a tenth or whatever. For the record, I can reach a tenth comfortable (Middle C to E an octave higher). I can reach an eleventh by cheating (having one's hand not directly over the keyboard). I have heard that the great Horowitz could reach a twelfth which seems phenomenal to me (C to G!!). Are there any other legends of span-ability, like Liszt for example, I'm sure there are perhaps a few myths about the size of his hands. In this great quest for the biggest span, I realize, that is I have heard, that big hands don't mean good pianist ... I think I heard Pascal Roge say this on the radio last Tuesday or something. Anyway, hope someone can tell me a bit of trivia on this topic:) -Mark Knezevic [log in to unmask] http://www.iinet.net.au/~dydx/