absolute pitch

[Brad Lehman]

Not possibly a stretched-octave problem, up that high?

Brad Lehman

Gregor _ wrote:
> I have a customer with an absolute pitch. She called me for a tuning and 
> complained about one key (E6) which sounded for her more like the F6. 
> When she told me that, I had no idea about her absolute pitch. I tuned 
> the piano and she still complained about that E6. I wondered what she 
> meant: how can an E sound like F? I checked the temperament again and 
> the octaves, fourths and fiths as well. Everything perfect. Then she 
> told me about her absolute pitch. Aha! I tuned the E for her as she told 
> me (too flat, to sharp, oh no, now it´s correct......). The result were 
> inacceptable intervals! I told her that and tuned like I felt it´s o.k.
> 
> Seems that even an absolute pitch has fluctuations. I always wondered if 
> an absolute pitch can differentiate between 440 and 439 Hz and if it´s 
> related to mood, weather or so.