What musical instrument can you play with small hands?

I have always wanted to learn how to play an instrument (preferably not a woodwind one like the flute), but I have always found it difficult because I have rather small hands and my fingers aren’t that long. (when I spread out my fingers from thumb tip to pinky it is 8 inches, and the length of my middle finger from where the pslam/knuckle meet up to the tip is 3 inches)
I was wondering if there was an instrument that wouldn’t be hard to learn/play with small hands.
Ah, also I’m tone deaf when it comes to singing, so voice doesn’t work for me.

Don’t let your small hands deter you from choosing any instrument that people traditionally say you need "long fingers" for. Most people look at my hands (I have long slender fingers) and just naturally assume that is why I ended up playing guitar. The fact is that great finger reach is almost NEVER needed when playing the guitar. Andre Segovia had fat short fingers and he played brilliantly with them.

Pick an instrument based on your pleasure, and you’ll figure out what techniques you need to use to overcome reach limitations.

Enjoy.

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