Mark Knezevic wrote: >I was wondering, as sometimes I do, what is the record for the biggest >hands ever to play piano. While I don't know the answer to that one, but I believe Hofmann had some of the smallest hands of any of the "great" pianists. As I recall he had a special piano built with narrow keys. As an aside, I also recall he was the first "serious" pianist to record. He was also one of the few pianists Rachmaninoff held in high regard. Karl