high humidity (was tapping strings)

[Michael Jorgensen]

Hi Fred,
      Perhaps this is because a laminate does not respond the same as solid wood
to humidity swings.  I also find tuning pins looser in winter.
-Mike

Fred Sturm wrote:

> , I have always noticed that loose tuning pins are looser in
> winter (dry) than summer. My take is that perhaps the crushed wood in
> the hole may absorb moisture and thus make the pins tighter. Anyone have
> a different or better explanation? (Or am I the only one who finds pins
> looser in winter?)
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico