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If you lie the guitar flat (with or without the neck supported) gravity will slightly alter the relief, which will mean your intonation settings will be ‘out’ when the guitar is in the playing position.
The fact is that variations in your finger pressure will have orders of magnitude more of an effect (y'know, an actually measurable one) than gravity, if the guitar construction is worth anything.
Yes, the variations due to finger pressure are larger, but surely the point is to try to set the guitar up so that it will play properly in tune when the other variables are taken out... that's got to be the baseline, or you might as well not bother setting the intonation accurately at all.
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This is all assuming people lie their guitars down with the neck or body unsupported.
When I lie it down on my work table I have a cushion under the body and a support under the neck. With the weight distributed evenly there is no appreciable difference.
It always surprises me watching somebody advise about intonation as their guitar lies flat with an unsupported neck, I imagine their A major chord at the 2nd fret sounding drrrrrrrrnnnnnnghhh
Actually it’s not a real problem if you’re aware of it, and as said above a flexible neck does have musical uses.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Even if there were a slight change in pitch, would that be enough to have a significant effect where the bridge saddles need to be?