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I inherited this with a box of piano sheet music, some of which was for beginners, and vaguely recall seeing one ages ago at a music store. It’s about the right size for wearing like a pair of brass knuckles, but I have large hands and it’s slightly large even on me.



My best guess is a finger spreader for somehow enforcing good hand posture on a keyboard, but it seems rather unwieldy for that.



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    My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

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I inherited this with a box of piano sheet music, some of which was for beginners, and vaguely recall seeing one ages ago at a music store. It’s about the right size for wearing like a pair of brass knuckles, but I have large hands and it’s slightly large even on me.



My best guess is a finger spreader for somehow enforcing good hand posture on a keyboard, but it seems rather unwieldy for that.



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    My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

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I inherited this with a box of piano sheet music, some of which was for beginners, and vaguely recall seeing one ages ago at a music store. It’s about the right size for wearing like a pair of brass knuckles, but I have large hands and it’s slightly large even on me.



My best guess is a finger spreader for somehow enforcing good hand posture on a keyboard, but it seems rather unwieldy for that.



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I inherited this with a box of piano sheet music, some of which was for beginners, and vaguely recall seeing one ages ago at a music store. It’s about the right size for wearing like a pair of brass knuckles, but I have large hands and it’s slightly large even on me.



My best guess is a finger spreader for somehow enforcing good hand posture on a keyboard, but it seems rather unwieldy for that.



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    My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

    – The Chaz 2.0
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    My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

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My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

– The Chaz 2.0
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My guess is that this is used to keep a book of sheet music open to the desired page.

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It's a clip that you use to hold music books open on the stand, like so:



Music book clip






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    Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

    – Scott Wallace
    16 hours ago






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    Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

    – Brian THOMAS
    15 hours ago






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    Does it have a name?

    – Ian
    12 hours ago






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    Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

    – Suketu
    12 hours ago






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    Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

    – brichins
    11 hours ago











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It's a clip that you use to hold music books open on the stand, like so:



Music book clip






share|improve this answer



















  • 9





    Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

    – Scott Wallace
    16 hours ago






  • 5





    Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

    – Brian THOMAS
    15 hours ago






  • 2





    Does it have a name?

    – Ian
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

    – Suketu
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

    – brichins
    11 hours ago
















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It's a clip that you use to hold music books open on the stand, like so:



Music book clip






share|improve this answer



















  • 9





    Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

    – Scott Wallace
    16 hours ago






  • 5





    Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

    – Brian THOMAS
    15 hours ago






  • 2





    Does it have a name?

    – Ian
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

    – Suketu
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

    – brichins
    11 hours ago














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It's a clip that you use to hold music books open on the stand, like so:



Music book clip






share|improve this answer













It's a clip that you use to hold music books open on the stand, like so:



Music book clip







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  • 9





    Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

    – Scott Wallace
    16 hours ago






  • 5





    Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

    – Brian THOMAS
    15 hours ago






  • 2





    Does it have a name?

    – Ian
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

    – Suketu
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

    – brichins
    11 hours ago














  • 9





    Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

    – Scott Wallace
    16 hours ago






  • 5





    Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

    – Brian THOMAS
    15 hours ago






  • 2





    Does it have a name?

    – Ian
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

    – Suketu
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

    – brichins
    11 hours ago








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Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

– Scott Wallace
16 hours ago





Not only that, but it has the cool appearance of an octopus about to climb over the edge and dance across your score.

– Scott Wallace
16 hours ago




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Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

– Brian THOMAS
15 hours ago





Works great until you want to turn the page in the middle of a performance...

– Brian THOMAS
15 hours ago




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Does it have a name?

– Ian
12 hours ago





Does it have a name?

– Ian
12 hours ago




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Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

– Suketu
12 hours ago





Music Book Clip or Page Holder.

– Suketu
12 hours ago




2




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Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

– brichins
11 hours ago





Nice, I'll have to try this out! I've always just had my books spiral bound, so they open flat and turn easily.

– brichins
11 hours ago


















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