The Pianist Hand Concert probably seemed like a good idea at the time. ‘Hey Harry, let’s make one of them piano hand things’. Ah well, everyone has to live and learn. And in true maestro ego style, you have to clap first to get it playing. Sheesh! $16.95. [Via The Raw Feed]
The various gears and levers inside this clear plastic hand interact to move the fingers as if they are playing one of six classic piano pieces; as the digits play selections from Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”, Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” or Chopin’s “Minute Waltz,” you’ll be fascinated by their precise movement and precision-tuned mechanical genius. Sound sensor starts the music when you clap