Why your guitar goes sharp when you play hard: the Kirchoff–Carrier equation

Re:Why your guitar goes sharp when you play hard: the Kircho... by magicalhippo on Monday March 23, 2026 @08:32PM (#47497178)

I'd just say I'm playing microtonal music[1][2] and not worry about it.

Jokes aside, great read. Always so satisfying when the predictions match experiment.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so (for the latest craze in microtonal music)

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiKCORN-6m8 (for a more informative and historical video)

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Re:Why your guitar goes sharp when you play hard: the Kircho... by _alternator_ on Monday March 23, 2026 @09:20PM (#47497497)

Thanks! Yeah, microtonal stuff is very interesting. I was surprised by the total amount of pitch bending you can feasibly get with a guitar and just changing the dynamics. I think the max was about a half tone, which is definitely a “macrotonal” shift.

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