loss of pitch

[Susan Kline]

At 10:01 PM 7/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Hi Susan,
>Once heard about a world war 11 refugee who was a cellist. Seems that
>during the war he had both ear drums severally damaged due to the  constant
>bombardment and could not hear well enough to play. The doctors operated on
>his ears putting skin from the thigh area in place of the damaged drum
>tissue. The operation was a success, he could hear fine. The only problem
>was that he now heard everything a fourth low and could not play with
>anyone.
>Joe
>----------


My goodness, how fascinating! I had thought that perhaps my customer's
trouble with his perfect pitch (hearing everything a semitone low) was from
changes in brain chemistry. However, from what you're saying, perhaps it
was a problem with the elasticity of the eardrum itself.

Thanks for answering!

Susan


Susan Kline
P.O. Box 1651
Philomath, OR 97370
skline@proaxis.com