"A" strings don't stay tuned
I have a 2019 Big Mon. One of the things I most enjoyed about it for a long time after its purchase was how stable the tuning stayed during a gig. It seemed with a reasonably new set of strings, the instrument would stay pretty close to pitch, regardless of how hard I played.
Fast forward three years and it seems the "A" string set just doesn't stay on pitch. Old strings, new strings - doesn't matter. After every song, I have to bring one or both back to pitch - sometimes during a song.
The instrument was just set up again, but I hadn't thought to tell the luthier who handled the work about that issue. There are talented people here. Any suggestions as to what could be the cause so I can start working through them? It really is frustrating to have moved from a great situation where the pitch stayed within a narrow range, to one where now the pitch can go significantly flat during the course of a song.
Appreciate any and all suggestions...
Russ
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2013 Collings MF, 2017 Northfield NF2S, 2019 Northfield Big Mon F
1968 Martin D12-20, 2008 Martin HD28, 2022 Martin CEO 7
1978 Ibanez Artist "Flying Eagle" Masterclone Banjo
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