Re: Straight Up Strings and the old Gibson A bridge
Capt. You might shoot Roger S. an email for his thoughts. So far as handling the heavier gauge strings I have used Exp 75's on my A4 off and on with no ill effects. Several years back a similar question came up and Big Joe commented that he thought the original strings used back when these A models were made were a heavy gauge. He said as long as your mandolin doesn't have structural problems you'll be ok with heavy gauge strings. Both my F-4 & F-5 are over driven and loose clarity and response with heavies. My A-4 is the least picky about strings choice.
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