11th? 12th?

[wayne]

My son Leonard, who was born 7 months after I joined this forum, is now a 6'1", 90kg wonderful 13 yo. I've not pushed him in music, but lately he's been playing my Stingray 5 bass a bit. The important thing is - he has great taste in music, good rhythm and pitch. And the hands of the mongrel Viking Aboriginal kid he is. I'm 6'5", so my hands stretch a nice easy 10th - hope he plays piano at some stage, his span is ridiculous and will get a bit bigger. This pic - my hand left, his right.

[garyb]

they grow up so fast....

[yayajohn]

i dunno...he's sportin a pretty nice bass fingernail. Having that reach is nice though. I can only reach a ninth but only if I go under the keys so not very useful.

[dawman]

I hit augmented 11ths.
But can only play 10ths.
That's cause my pinkie and thumb look like Jr's above from form.
The straight line is crucial.

Get him to woodshed Emerson's left hand on Take a Pebble. Just the obstinate relating with the F C G C F C D G.
It becomes an exercise like curling dumbbells.

13 years of pride and joy....

[Nestor]

He has guitarist hands, in my humble opinion, it would be great he playing guitar.

[dawman]

Then perhaps an 8 String Guitar using a super wide large curved Strat neck...

[Nestor]

I'm sure he could do that too, big enough hands there...