Re: An Observation on Humidity and Tone
Not sure I notice tonal difference for humidity yet, I'll keep an eye out after this thread though.
I have noticed that when the wood swells the top raises, my instruments go sharp, and the increased tension produces brighter and more powerful tone. Conversely, when they dry out and go flat (as the top sinks), the tone dies. Once tuned they seem to return to normal from what I can tell.
The thing with humidity is it takes prolonged exposure for the wood to change. When it's cold and dry here, I will have a week or so of having to tune instruments up because they were flat every morning. Same effect in reverse when things get wetter and warmer during early spring here.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
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