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From the description of the article, they pull his fingers up. He can adjust the glove to change how strongly they do. The stronger the pull, the faster the movement, the faster that he can play.
Clarification: Pulls the individual finger up after it plays a note...
This is peak wholesome. Is there an explanation of the tech?
Yes, see the videos I linked earlier. Short version is that the pianist can press the keys but finds it difficult to lift their fingers up after pressing. The gloves have some sort of mechanism and design put into them to assist the pianist by making it easier to lift their fingers after pressing keys.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, see the videos I linked earlier. Short version is that the pianist can press the keys but finds it difficult to lift their fingers up after pressing. The gloves have some sort of mechanism and design put into them to assist the pianist by making it easier to lift their fingers after pressing keys.
some sort of mechanism = underpants rubber bands
Ludomir Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) got his both hands chopped off at the age of 18 while fighting in a Polish uprising against Russia. This did not deter him from becoming a painter. You can see his low-tech prosthesis and a few of his paintings on Wikipedia[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludomir_Benedyktowicz
History is full of amazing people that I'll never know about. It's sad.
Ludomir Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) got his both hands chopped off at the age of 18 while fighting in a Polish uprising against Russia. This did not deter him from becoming a painter. You can see his low-tech prosthesis and a few of his paintings on Wikipedia[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludomir_Benedyktowicz
How did you know about this guy? I never would have heard about someone like this unless you had mentioned him. History is full of amazing people that I'll never know about. It's sad.