___ WHY did HENDRIX TUNE LOWER ???

 432Hz vs 440Hz   

Hendrix is famous for tuning a semitone down. 

That would make an A string that when using a

modern tuner that is fixed to the pitch of A440Hz

become A335Hz. 

But Hendrix tune by a pitch in his head. 

Perhaps he intuitively felt it should be 

lower. Was he instinctively tuning to 

___ A332Hz ???