Recorders, earlier ones, now often called "renaissance", were designed to be played with the left hand in the upper or lower position. They had two "pinkie" holes drilled, with the unused one being plugged by a piece of cork. A similar design in some shawms and similar crustaceans. There goes the left handed wind instrument. alexander > On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:17:33 -0500 > Leonard Williams <arc...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Has anyone ever seen or heard about a left handed piano? Could be > > > interesting? > > > > Or a left-handed wind instrument? I think any instrument that requires both > > hands demands skillful, practiced use of both. > > > > Regards, > > Leonard Williams > > > > /[ ] > > / \ > > | * | > > \_=_/ > > > > > > > >
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