Re: LH Pain with Hora OM
You might try putting the OM down and going down to Squirrel's.
Beyond that heavier strings probably aren't going to help your hand problem and I agree it might be more of an adjustment to how you are approaching the fretboard. As a many decades guitar player my hand position had to change drastically when I took up the mandolin. My callouses migrated from the end of my fingertips to the corners if that makes sense. I suspect the hand position on the OM might be closer to the guitar than the mandolin. You are retraining your hand muscles.
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