I notice that my instruments are sharp the next day, whether they have been in the case or not.
This is VERY unscientific, but I think it can be caused from two things: 1) Body heat. In the case of the guitar and mandolin, the body of the instrument is in contact with our body. Typical temperature in a room is 65 to 75 degrees, normal body temp is 98.6. Has anyone noticed, especially in the first ½ hour or so of playing, they have to keep tuning up to stay in pitch? This happens to me all the time on mandolin and guitar, but not on the fiddle. Of course the fiddle in not in body contact anywhere except the chin rest. 2) When playing with others tuning by ear instead of a tuner, people tend to tune to the highest pitch they hear. If someone goes a bit sharp, others tuning strictly by ear will follow. I don’t notice #2 nearly as much in these days where a lot of folks have clip on tuners. In pre tuner days (anyone remember them??!!) the jams that had been going the longest were often a half step sharp, sometimes more. After playing all night, you’d get your instrument out of the case the next morning, hit a tuning fork and WOW, were we THAT sharp? Must have had a lot of fun last night... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
