Why Acoustic Guitar Goes Out of Tune?

Acoustic Guitar Frequently Goes Out of Tune

For a professional musician who knows every factor that contributes to the tone of guitar, keeps on finding that his acoustic guitar goes out of tune. He can find out why this happens and fix the instability easily and fast.

But this could be a disaster for a fresh player. And since you may still have no idea even after reading of tons of introduction about string changing and guitar cleaning.

This is why we try to write this article: to help others to fix the problem through comprehensive explanation the reasons that cause the instability.

Factors Cause the Instability of Acoustic Guitar

We are sorry that we cannot help following conventions. The strings really influence the stability of tune. You may visit our article: Acoustic Guitar Strings Maintenance & Changing, Why & How Often for quick overview.

What we should mention is that the strings will be worn, oxidized or corroded after using for some time. One simple way to solve this is to replace the old with new.

However, a player may find that the new strings stretch a lot. When tuned the instrument, lightly pull up each of the string all the way from the nut to the bridge. This will help.

When talking about strings, what kind of mechanism is in your mind? In our mind, it is tuning pegs. It is normal that the tuning pegs are naturally loosen. But it is abnormal that the loosen happens very fast, especially when the tuning pegs begin the loosen just after the turning. If this happens, the quality of tuning pegs maybe not as qualified as expected. You need to change the pegs. And this is not a proper DIY work. Why? Mainly because the gear inside is not fine made.

Additionally, deformation will occur if the guitar is not properly maintained. Visit Guitar Maintenance, Prolong The Life Of Guitar for more information. The deformation may be on neck, solid body (or solid top body), nut, saddle, or bridge, etc. Although some kind of deformation is easy to adjust, others are not a simple as that. So, every part of the acoustic guitar or classical guitar need to be checked very carefully. We don’t recommend you to adjust by yourself, especially, if you don’t know how and lack of proper tools.

Final Thoughts

It is no need to get panic once you found your guitar goes out of tune. As mentioned, it is normally caused by string issues. Even if some serious issue happens, it is can be fixed at most of instrument stores or you can go to a trusted luthier for help.

But do remember to check the guitar step by step to try to find out the problem firstly.

Before start to play the guitar, remember to check the tune and adjust the gauge of the string by turning the tuning pegs. This will help to make sure if you are really facing some problem. And this is a good habit for players.

Thus, nothing needs to be worried, you can always get help.