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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on February 9, 2015 at 12:51pm

Ease up on the tension on the ones you don't play.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on February 9, 2015 at 12:54pm

well  ..  my  best  advice first  off,  is to  give  me  that  car   in  your   profile  picture     to  make  more  room  for the  guits  ;-)

then ,  its a "different  strokes  for  different   folks"    kinda  answer  .    many  store em   tuned  ,  especially  if  its a  new  guitar   ,  (the strings  need to  stretch  and find  their  own  .  )  some also  believe   leaving them  tuned   keeps  the  guitar  in  "shape  " ,

 de-tuning    or stringless,  you  leave      the   wood  open  to   the  will  of climatic conditions      ,  humidity   etc  ..  

then again  those  conditions  in  your  area  may  be  a  deciding  factor  either  way  .  tension may  help  humidity   bow a guitar  .  

number  of  strings  and gauge   can  be a factor   to .

it  can also  be a  testament  to  your  materials  used  . 

  i store  mine tuned  ..  hell,  i  even  ship   my  witches  fully  tuned ,  and they  usually  play  tuned  right out  of the  box.  . 

but  that's my opinion  and   personal  situation  .

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Permalink Reply by Keith on February 9, 2015 at 1:26pm

lol, Not that I would but ole pop's name is on the title.  At least I get to help spend my inheritance!  Just started a 68 camero, two of them actually.  one will be strip 9ish seconds, the other will be a streeter. he has the the 65 chevelle, a vega race car, the frst 68 camero which is way closer to finished than the basket case I am waiting get to... it's fun, and is scares the liver out of the wife.. the chevelle is a blown 454 putting about 800 horse to the rear tires.. just plain fun but it gets about two gallons to the mile...  the vega is a 502 it burned 3 gallons of fuel at idle in neutral in 20 minutes when breaking the engine in...

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on February 9, 2015 at 2:19pm

sweet  ..  id  like to see the  68  when   done  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on February 11, 2015 at 1:37am

yes keep 'em tuned, minor changes in the humidity and atmosphere will affect the tuning slightly but the tension will keep everything in shape - think of shoe trees ;-)

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on February 9, 2015 at 2:24pm

poplar  is a  hardwood  ! 

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on February 9, 2015 at 3:30pm

 it  is  indeed a  hardwood  ,   but  softer  than  some  other   hardwoods .  but  still a hardwood .

nothing  wrong  with  poplar    necks    on  3  stringers  .. in-fact  i  have heard  more  horror  stories  about  oak    bowing than  poplar  .  also  curling   up     after  going through a    plainer  ,  and  a  host  of   other  problems  .   not to  mention  being harder  to  work  with . 

i'm  not  knocking  oak    here  ..   just  sticking  up  for   poplar  getting a  false  bad rap .

tons  of  builders  on  here  have  used ,   poplar  for  years     with  no   problems   and  prefer  it . ..  yet  have    a  few   oak     fail  stories  .  

that  being  said  ..   poplar  can  vary  in  hardness  ,  Canada   usually  has  the  better   quality     stuff  available  ..  but   some  times  you  gotta   weed  through   the pissy  green  stuff    .

best  to    check  them out  well  at  the  store   first  . 

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Permalink Reply by Muddy Creek Guitars on February 9, 2015 at 2:11pm

My wife had a different idea. After I had five in the front room, my wife told me I had to start selling them.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 9, 2015 at 3:29pm

I store mine tuned, either in a case, hanging on the wall, or propped up to hand by the amps. I've got four sitting just that way. If they are detuned for too long, it takes them up to a week to settle down when brought back to pitch. I only detune them if traveling with them as checked baggage, which I hate doing, and don't often have to. I also almost always sometimes tune them before playing, except when I don't. Occasionally, this leads to funky tones that can then be corralled and explored in different tunings. I don't play them each once a week, but as the spirit moves me. Different songs in different gits.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on February 9, 2015 at 3:42pm

;-)  lol..   "I also almost always sometimes tune them before playing, except when I don't."  

here's a  perfect  sign  for ya  .

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 9, 2015 at 4:18pm

My mind is usually somewhere else. Frustrates the hell out of my body. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Keith on February 9, 2015 at 4:51pm

Ask a simple question and get an eddykashun! Whew glad I asked! Seems the consensus is tuned unless it's humid or tune it if it's humid, or if it is soft hardwood or hard softwood, then on the fourth Tuesday of every other month hook it to jumper cables and do a rain dance. That's what I love about this place, clear, concise, easy to follow advice!
Thanks for the input fellas, I do appreciate your time and thoughtful replies.

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