But, yes, the cartilage in my left thumb turned out to be trashed from beating the crap out of pianos, and although I can play piano just fine (for now), there are days when getting my hand into my pocket or turning a key is a nearly insurmountable challenge. In fact, I had a laundry list of injuries that suddenly made themselves known—mostly occupational from my style of piano-playing. All ignored as they developed. It turns out pianos hit back.
