absolute pitch

[Mark Schecter]

Hi, Gregor.

I mentioned the cochlea shrinking because it happens to people in 
general (though I don't know to what extent), but is not widely known 
about. So it happens to tuners as well, but, like people in general, 
most tuners don't have "perfect" pitch, so pitch recognition is not 
tested, and changes are not noticed. I don't know whether there is a 
direct relationship between the cochlea shrinking and the perceptual 
acuity shrinking (sensorineural impairment). But since tuners don't use 
an internal compass to measure pitch, cochlear shrinkage alone probably 
wouldn't affect tuning much, if at all.

-Mark Schecter

Gregor _ wrote:
> 
> Is it not the other way round (not the cochlea shrinking but the 
> perception)? Most older tuners have the tendency to tune too sharp in 
> the trebble. But that could be so due to other reasons: getting older 
> means not to hear the high treble so good. So you can´t hear the higher 
> partials anymore.
> 
> Gregor
> 
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