<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Several years ago I had just = finished tuning a S&S baby at a home for, uh, "mentally challenged" (?). I = ran through a short version of the theme from "Chariots of Fire" = which had just been released. I seriously doubt that anyone in this institution = had seen the movie, but when I finished a woman took the bench and played exactly = what I had played, _including_ my misteak! I later found out that she was = "idiot savant" and wonder hey, I don't know if that's anywhere close to = perfect pitch, but if and when I loose my last few marbles I hope that's what I become.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>But for the record, I suggest that = given the fact there are several different temperaments in use, historical, equal, = etc., and the fact that they are virtually all considered all right (or at = least have been at some point), there is no such thing as perfect pitch. I won't go = into dividing a cent into subcatagories....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Roy = Ulrich</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>