Perfect pitch / pitch memory

[Clyde Hollinger]

I more often use the term "pitch memory" now.  Tom, the woman in your 
anecdote reminds me of a fellow student when I was in college.  She had 
"perfect pitch" but it was flat.  Not so perfect, huh?  My theory is 
that her home piano was not tuned to A-440 during her musically 
formative years.  I don't know if she will ever be able to overcome that.

Regards,
Clyde

Farrell wrote:

>She had "perfect pitch?" Could you please define that?
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>Terry Farrell
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Thomas Cole" <tcole@cruzio.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:25 PM
>Subject: Re: Betsy Ross Spinet
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>>Given the widely-pervading lack of knowledge about pianos and such, it 
>>becomes the job of the piano technician to be aware of the level of 
>>playing ability vis-a-vis the quality of the instrument, and to advise 
>>the owner/parent when the mismatch becomes too great.
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>>This month I tuned for a 30-ish woman who was shocked at the sound of 
>>her new Yamaha upright. She has perfect pitch and did not realize until 
>>now that the old thing she practiced on as a child was tuned a half step 
>>flat. :-(
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