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05 Oct 08 - 07:24 PM (#2457994) Subject: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: olddude I have several guitars, some I play everyday, so I don't play for a month or so, should I take the tension off the strings on the ones I play infrequent, does it really hurt an instument to have it tuned all the time with medium gage strings? How about a classical like a cordoba. I play that puppy about every couple of months. Does it hurt to leave them tuned up? I never knew the correct answer some folks told me it never mattered others told me if a guitar isn't played everday the tension on the guitar is not distributed by playing and it will raise the bridge. What is the correct answer? |
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05 Oct 08 - 07:45 PM (#2458009) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: Murray MacLeod The correct answer is that it does no guitar any harm to maintain the strings permanently tuned to concert pitch, and anybody who says different is talking out of their rear end. |
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05 Oct 08 - 09:08 PM (#2458035) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: olddude Murray thank you I really never knew the correct answer, I have always kept them tuned up but wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do I appreciate your answer |
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06 Oct 08 - 02:51 AM (#2458161) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: Richard Bridge I leave mine tuned and on wall hangers so I can grab any one on a whim. |
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06 Oct 08 - 03:10 AM (#2458166) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: s&r My guitars are left tuned. I suspect that stressing and restressing instruments is more likely to cause damage - a bit like bending wire until it breaks. Anyway, my oldest guitar is some thirty years old and has stayed strung and tuned for all that time (except for string changes). It still sounds as good or better as when new Stu |
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06 Oct 08 - 04:14 AM (#2458195) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: Zen All the responses are correct... a guitar should be left tuned to pitch. The only exception would be if checking the guitar in for air travel (i.e. in the hold) when it is prudent to slacken the strings in case (or perhaps the certainty) of severe drops or shocks. Zen |
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06 Oct 08 - 06:42 PM (#2458781) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: Escapee "... if you plan to store the instrument for long periods of time, loosen the strings a bit to relieve the tension, but do not remove them." Guild Guitars Owner's Manual |
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07 Oct 08 - 06:08 AM (#2459071) Subject: RE: Tech: Guitar question on storage From: Murray MacLeod "... if you plan to store the instrument for long periods of time, loosen the strings a bit to relieve the tension, but do not remove them." Guild Guitars Owner's Manual I would treat that particular piece of advice with the same respect as I give to Larrivee's instructions to leave the guitar tuned up to pitch when sending it by air. |