Doc_J
Well-known member
Hey everyone,
I have trouble keeping a new-to-me (used) tenor uke in tune. It has Ko'olau Gold, low-g strings (also new to me, but used). It always seemed flat when I first start playing. I’ve only had the uke a couple of days so I thought the uke might be adjusting and the (used) strings might be re-stretching. So I re-tuned. Then after playing awhile, the tuning sounded off, and I found it was sharp. I retuned again, all was fine.
Today it was flat again. It’s been five days since I got it. I keep it in a case with humidifier (with hygrometer). So, today I played it flat for a while, and then it started to get in tune by itself. After 5 minutes or so of playing it was finely in tune. Wow. I figure it might be the heat from my hands on the strings. Is this normal?
My house is set at 69F. I have other ukes (concert, super concert) with different strings (Worth, Aquila); they are always in tune right out of the case, and stay that way while I play. So, is this typical for Ko'olau Gold, low-g strings? Maybe they are too old?
Any suggestions appreciated.
I have trouble keeping a new-to-me (used) tenor uke in tune. It has Ko'olau Gold, low-g strings (also new to me, but used). It always seemed flat when I first start playing. I’ve only had the uke a couple of days so I thought the uke might be adjusting and the (used) strings might be re-stretching. So I re-tuned. Then after playing awhile, the tuning sounded off, and I found it was sharp. I retuned again, all was fine.
Today it was flat again. It’s been five days since I got it. I keep it in a case with humidifier (with hygrometer). So, today I played it flat for a while, and then it started to get in tune by itself. After 5 minutes or so of playing it was finely in tune. Wow. I figure it might be the heat from my hands on the strings. Is this normal?
My house is set at 69F. I have other ukes (concert, super concert) with different strings (Worth, Aquila); they are always in tune right out of the case, and stay that way while I play. So, is this typical for Ko'olau Gold, low-g strings? Maybe they are too old?
Any suggestions appreciated.