Valproate reopens critical-period learning of absolute pitch (2013)

Re:Valproate reopens critical-period learning of absolute pi... by dr_dshiv on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:08PM (#24114611)

But pianos are tuned with 2:1 ratios. That is preserved in equal temperment.

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Re:Valproate reopens critical-period learning of absolute pi... by klodolph on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:38PM (#24115517)

No, pianos are not tuned in 2:1 ratios.

From the article you cited:

> This list of frequencies is for a theoretically ideal piano. On an actual piano the ratio between semitones is slightly larger...

For more details, see:

Or,

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