September 28

How are you tuned?

As some of you know, I like playing the guitar. I especially enjoy playing boleros, the music my parents and grandparents enjoyed. Many years ago, my wife and I went to Bolivia, and I bought a requinto, a smaller version of a classical guitar. I have been playing with that requinto for many years. Recently, I was changing its strings. I discovered something that I was not aware of. I learned that the requinto is not tuned the same way as the classical guitar. All these years I have been tuning the requinto the same way as the classical guitar. No wonder my songs have sounded a bit off, not the way they should sound on a requinto. Well, perhaps that is not the only reason. LOL 

This got me thinking about something. I started thinking about how I am tuned, and whether I am properly tuned, spiritually. Like the requinto, I have been a bit “off” for some time. Like the requinto, I have the right “strings,” but the tuning is just not right. Also, when one puts new strings on a requinto, or any string instrument, it takes some time for the strings to settle in, for the tuning to “take.”

I realized that my spiritual tuning needs some adjustment. I pray that God adjusts my tuning so that I am not “off.” I understand that any tuning by God may take some time to “take.” So, I suppose a little patience is in order.

How does my requinto sound with the new strings? Stay tuned…



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Posted September 28, 2024 by Eugene Troche in category "Reflections