[OT] Tone deafness [was: Re: [Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Digest, Vol 49, Issue 30]

[Bill W5WVO]

<LOL> For those of us who are not tone-deaf -- I'm musically inclined
myself -- the extremes that this disability can go to can be almost
incomprehensible at first. My wife is completely tone-deaf, so I finally got
to learn about it. Still amazes me. Because to her music is subjectively
indistinguishable from noise, she has learned to tune out ambient music
(like in a store or restaurant) to the point where she doesn't even hear it.
I used to say things to her like, "How can you POSSIBLY not hear that?" I
don't any more. It's just encoded in the genes, one way or the other -- 
perfect pitch, no pitch at all, various points in between. :-)  Ain't
nothin' any of us can do about it. :-)

Bill W5WVO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Schieler" <terry.schieler at wirelessusa.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Digest, Vol 49, Issue 30


> Drew, AF2Z wrote:
>
> " Yes, it is pretty easy to get within 10 or 20 hz by ear."
>
> My dad was an entertainer and had perfect pitch.  He could pick up a
> telephone and tell you the note of the dial tone.  I am a drummer and
pretty
> much tone deaf (When I sing I'm told I can change keys in the middle of a
> note!).  If I could get within 10 or 20 Hz of a note, I'd be singing on
> American Idol.
>
> "Just zero beat to match the note" does nothing for me.  The Autospot
> feature is a God send for many like myself.
>
> Terry, W0FM
>
>
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