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TOTALLY off-topic here, but I'll throw it out here because, in my opinion, there're a lot of smart, well-educated types trolling this board that just might have the answer to this question:
Why is my guitar consistently 1/2 step too high on each string when I take her out of the case?
The only thing genetic about this discussion is the fact that I grew up in an ENTIRELY unmusical household. My parents harbored an active hostility to anything musical, so is only now, that I find myself single in my late 30s that I have enough time and space to take this up. 6 mos ago I picked up the tin whistle as a lark, encountered some success, and moved on to the harmonica, concertina and guitar in succession.
Anyhow, I'm still refining my ability to make fine tonal distictions. Experienced musicians will probably note that, with the exception of the guitar, all that I've mentioned to date are monochomatic instruments--capable only of 1 or at most 3 distinct keys. Pretty hard to screw up there, like working with a safety net.
As a consequence, I am very dependent upon an electronic tuner for the guitar. And I notice a very WEIRD pattern. Every time I pick it up for the last month, every string is consistently 1/2 note too high. This seems weird because my expectation would be that, if anything, the tuning pegs would tend to slip DOWN a bit. My concern is that I may not be adequately storing this thing--a hollowbody classical guitar with steel and nylon strings. Not changed since I bought it. Oscar Schmidt, so as far as I know, a very reliable manufacturer.
Maybe I need to calibrate the tuner or something, but I'm worried that it may be too humid here--not that there's too much I can do about that.
Anyone care to comment on this? Surely this must dovetail to one of yeralls areas of expertise?
Thanks.
Jack
Why is my guitar consistently 1/2 step too high on each string when I take her out of the case?
The only thing genetic about this discussion is the fact that I grew up in an ENTIRELY unmusical household. My parents harbored an active hostility to anything musical, so is only now, that I find myself single in my late 30s that I have enough time and space to take this up. 6 mos ago I picked up the tin whistle as a lark, encountered some success, and moved on to the harmonica, concertina and guitar in succession.
Anyhow, I'm still refining my ability to make fine tonal distictions. Experienced musicians will probably note that, with the exception of the guitar, all that I've mentioned to date are monochomatic instruments--capable only of 1 or at most 3 distinct keys. Pretty hard to screw up there, like working with a safety net.
As a consequence, I am very dependent upon an electronic tuner for the guitar. And I notice a very WEIRD pattern. Every time I pick it up for the last month, every string is consistently 1/2 note too high. This seems weird because my expectation would be that, if anything, the tuning pegs would tend to slip DOWN a bit. My concern is that I may not be adequately storing this thing--a hollowbody classical guitar with steel and nylon strings. Not changed since I bought it. Oscar Schmidt, so as far as I know, a very reliable manufacturer.
Maybe I need to calibrate the tuner or something, but I'm worried that it may be too humid here--not that there's too much I can do about that.
Anyone care to comment on this? Surely this must dovetail to one of yeralls areas of expertise?
Thanks.
Jack
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