Arlene
Member
Hello! First off, my name is Arlene, and I am new to this site. I need some major help with a tuning problem. I've been learning to play ukulele for about a month now. I have Aloha Oe down, and I was learning Somewhere Over the Rainbow. One thing I have always been perfect about is tuning, that is until a friend brought her know-it-all boyfriend over last night. He's one of those metal heads that thinks he can play guitar, and is some kind of music genius. The truth is, he's not. He's a dirty, 28 year old drunk that still lives with his parents and has no job. Anyway, when they came over, my ukulele was on the couch. He picked it up and strummed it a few times, and then said it was out of tune (it wasn't). I told him to leave it alone that it was fine. Of course, he didn't listen, and before I could stop him he started turning the pegs and strumming it. The damage was already done, so I let him mess around with it, and figured I would just tune it again after he left. He must've been strumming on it for about an hour, and he was playing like you would metal music, fast and hard. They ended up leaving, and I went to go re-tune the ukulele. No matter what I did, this ukulele will not go back into tune. The tuner is saying it's perfect, but it's not. Its sounds very flat, and the notes are definitely off. I thought perhaps my house was too noisy, so I went out in the car to tune it, where it was dead quiet. ( I live in the woods.) The tuner still said it was tuned perfectly, so I went in the house and grabbed a different tuner, then back out to the car, and it still said tuned perfectly. I had put new strings on my ukulele about 2 weeks ago. They were Martin brand, and everything was fine. Since having this tuning problem, I thought maybe the drunk metalhead ruined the strings, so I went and got new strings (again) and tried that. Nothing is working. The tuner says it's fine, but it's not. I looked for damage, and I can't find any. I'm at a loss for what the problem can be. It's a cheap uke, Rogue brand, it's a soprano and I tune it normally, GCEA. Any ideas as to what the issue it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks ahead of time