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sharp new R13?

Author: Elise W.
Date: 2004-08-05 01:54

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts on my R13 that was stolen a few months ago. I purchased a new one a couple days ago at a local store and I like it, but I've found it to be very sharp (about 20 cents?) all over the range, even at the very bottom, in an air conditioned room at the store. I took it out again yesterday at my house to see how the pitch might have changed in a different setting (low AC but high humidity), but it's still pretty sharp, uniformly, but the register tuning C is especially sharp. I know there are worse things than buying an instrument that's sharp, but does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is it this hot humid Long Island weather? I'll probably wind up buying a 67 barrel to ameliorate it a little bit, although I think it'll still be a touch sharp anyway ... I tried a regular 67 barrel and a 67 moennig and they helped a little bit. Could it be worth returning?

Ideas?

Post Edited (2004-08-05 18:42)

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