How long since you detuned your harp?
After detuning it generally takes a full week before a harp will again
reach equalibrium and stay in tune.
I never detune for shipping and have never had an instrument damaged
shipping.
In addition I feel detuning and retuning is harder on a harp than shipping
tuned to pitch.
Peace
Arsalaan Fay
Douglas Harp Co
On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Phyllis Panhorst wrote:
> As many of you know, I moved two months ago from Nevada to Mississippi. I
> shipped my harp, Dusty Strings FH-36B, by air, tuned down for shipping.
> Since I've been here, I've kept it at 55% humidity, which is how I kept it
> in Reno (except had to use a humidifier there). I've been having a terrible
> time getting the strings to hold their tuning, even from the time I tune to
> the time I sit down to play. It's not all the strings, just particular
> ones. In some cases, the same string in all octaves seems to be affected,
> like the D's. Granted, I have not been playing/tuning every single day;
> moving and settling in is just too hectic, and sometimes I only play every
> three or four days. Is there something wrong with my harp? Is there
> something I need to do? Would tuning daily help.
>
> Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Phyllis Panhorst phyllisp@watervalley.net
>