Maybe I'm more spoiled than I realize, I hate boats & guitars that won't
stay
in tune pretty much indefinitely....


Donal wrote:
You are either dissappointed a lot, or you must be tone deaf!

You should try out a good guitar some time. The only times I have to tune up
are when putting on new strings (which I confess I don't do often enough),
getting ready to jam with somebody whose instrument is slightly out of tune (or
is a cheapo that won't tune properly), or when it's been subjected to noticable
temperature change. Sitting in their cases in the closet, my guitars (not
cheapos but not really anything to brag about) don't go out of tune even
slightly.

BTW if you have a hard time perceiving whether two strings are in perfect pitch
with each other, learn the bell tones. The harmonics are more dramatic, easily
recognized even by the tone deaf.

DSK