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Topic	You actually expect me to believe that Beethoven was deaf?
adjl 05/04/23 3:09:11 PM #10:	His hearing didn't start going until he was 30ish, and wasn't completely gone until he was in his mid-40's. He had enough musical experience by then to know what notes sounded like without actually having to play them. I've also seen it claimed in some places that he attached a metal bar to the piano and bit down on it while playing because he could still hear by conduction, but I haven't verified that. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:973263291] in You actual... [t:80432690]...</cite> <quote>His hearing didn't start going until he was 30ish, and wasn't completely gone until he was in his mid-40's. He had enough musical experience by then to know what notes sounded like without actually having to play them. I've also seen it claimed in some places that he attached a metal bar to the piano and bit down on it while playing because he could still hear by conduction, but I haven't verified that. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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