Ron: I wish I could have been his student. To disregard his book because it does not include a full discussion of the effects on inharmonicity is like throwing out the baby with the bath. Can you tell us what he did have to say on the subject in 1958? On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:07 PM, RON MAY, RPT <ronmay_rpt at bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hi All > > Every time I hear the term "Perfect Pitch" I can't help but remember my > favorite story during my year of school with Dr. Wm Braid White. For those > that don't know, his "School of Pianoforte Technology" was held in the > basement of his home. He was a bit cantankerous at his age but was also one > of the most brilliant men I have ever met. That was just a short time ago > back in 1958. > > NOW FOR THE STORY > > A young chap like myself came into the school and started bragging that he > was going to be a good tuner because he had Perfect Pitch. Dr. White > answered him in his heavy English accent, "So you have perfect pitch, well > lets just see how perfect your pitch is". With that, Dr. White led this > talented fellow over to a Degan , for the lack of a better word, Xylophones. > This instrument had 10 bars going from 435 to 445. Dr. White proceeded to > strike each bar and after each strike asked this fellow, "What note was that > to which the fellow always answered "A". After going through all 10 bars, > Dr. White turned to the fellow and exclaimed, "You don't have perfect pitch, > you were right only once out of 10 tries. > > Hope you enjoyed this story. Dr. White was quite a guy and I am very proud > to have been one of his students.. > > I am wondering,are there any more of us out there? > > Ron May, RPT > Vero Beach, FL > -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You.
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