Nonlinear vibes
With my first guitar, I also got my first guitar tuner, a device that I have mixed feelings about. I can’t tune my guitar without it, but the tuner exposes just how fickle the concept of being “in tune” really is. The author with his guitar, trying to look cool, circa 2021. There are many reasons that it’s hard to tune your guitar, from the weather to number theory.1 This post adds another reason to this already long list: ...