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britguy

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Bass strings wont hold tune??? 
Drove from Ontario down to Palm Beach, Florida a few days ago.

Seems like my strings - particularly the bass strings - just will not hold their tune for more than an hour or even less! And I'm talking here of dropping a semi-tone in a few hours!

Every time I pick up the guitar the bass strings in particular are about a semi-tone down. And this has been happening for several days since I arrived here and unpacked my guitar. The strings have been on the guitar about three weeks, and were quite stable before I left Canada.

The strings are Savarez Yellow Card (Xtra High tension)basses, and Alliance normal tension trebles.

Could the humidity levels here in South Florida cause such a situation? It is not that hot here at this time (high seventies or so). And it does not feel all that humid either.

I`m puzzled. Anybody offer an explanation. . .

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Escribano

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RE: Bass strings wont hold tune??? (in reply to britguy) 
Pegs or machines?

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britguy

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RE: Bass strings wont hold tune??? (in reply to Escribano) 
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Pegs or machines?


Machines.

Just checking my hygrometer here- 54%. temp. 77 F

???

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Sr. Martins

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RE: Bass strings wont hold tune??? (in reply to britguy) 
In a week or two it might stabilize. Wood needs time to get used to a new environment, even on electric guitars with truss rods. Dont worry and play a lot :)
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Ricardo

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RE: Bass strings wont hold tune??? (in reply to britguy) 
Normal problem. Tie knots so they don't slip as easy

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