Perfect pitch

[Phil Bondi]

robert sadowski wrote:

> 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?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Sadowski RPT
> Erie, PA.

..Hi Bob..

..there's a few of us here that have *perfect* pitch..i'll be honest with
you..there's no way I can hear the difference between 439 and 441,
RANDOMLY..side by side, yes..ANY of us could hear that..but randomly?..unless he
carries a tuning fork that is dead-on 440..or 441..

..i have a hard time believing that he can actually hear the difference without
a reference..and my pitch is pretty good..damn near *perfect!..

Phil Bondi