<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Terry Farrell wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid004101c43ee3$fc1e50c0$b9b52341@youro0kwkw9jwc"> <pre wrap="">She had "perfect pitch?" Could you please define that?</pre> </blockquote> That she could remember perfectly and instantly what the notes of her (old) piano sounded like. Which makes it damn difficult to play on her new piano (until she does a mental pitch raise). Tom Cole <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid004101c43ee3$fc1e50c0$b9b52341@youro0kwkw9jwc"> <pre wrap=""> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Cole" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com"><tcole@cruzio.com></a> To: "Pianotech" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></a> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:25 PM Subject: Re: Betsy Ross Spinet </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">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. 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. :-( Tom Cole </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>