Perfect pitch

[Gilreath]

In a message dated 98-04-03 16:10:17 EST, rls@ncinter.net writes:

<< Dear list,
      I was tuning today for a Sunday concert and a musician came in and told
 me that he wanted the two pianos in question to be tuned to A441.  He said
 he just returned from a practice room and that piano was A439.  Now I'm a
 firm believer in the human computer but is this possible?  I know he wasn't
 carrying an RCT with him to know.  It's hard for me to believe anyone can
 detect 1 cps difference by listening.  Am I in the dark about this?
  >>
Bob,

Theoretically possible although very highly unlikely.  Was he meaning just A3,
or the average pitch of the piano?  Why would he want the instrument at 441?
Did you have time to go and check the instrument to see if he was right?

Just a few thoughts.

Allan

Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
Gilreath Piano & Organ Co.
Calhoun, GA USA
Gilreath@aol.com