Ladies/Gentlemen.. The term 'Perfect Pitch', as we all know, is a relative thing..those with Perfect Pitch will tell you that, also, or at least they should. We, as technicians, tend to be fussy..so when we hear the term "perfect", we, as a group, immediately go on the bandwagon to state that there isn't any such thing. I agree. Pitch Memory is a much better term. I made the statement early on to 'bring it on'..and I still mean that..but it will only prove that I am able to recognize notes played..and it won't matter if the 'source' is sharp or flat to 440. As a technician, I would never set A4 without a source..that doesn't mean that I COULD set A4 without a source and get to within +/- 10 cents on a consistant basis. That ain't perfect! but..from a deep sleep I could tell you what notes you were playing. so what? I didn't coin the phrase 'Perfect Pitch'..I believe it was coined when someone was able to recognize every pitch presented to him or her without a mistake..that's 100% perfect. Can we put this to sleep and start talking about spinets again?!? Rook
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