 SYNC: Beethoven plays Fur Elise for his nephew Karl, with his arms  reaching around Karls body, whilst Karl sits at the piano. There is  no way Beethoven can reach the sustain pedal in this position, yet  the piece is being correctly pedaled as we hear it played. Carl is  not proficient enough to pedal for himself, let alone for another  player, so it is not even an issue as to whether he may have been  pedaling 