Strings for a 16.75 inch neck Stephen Owsley Smith Cittern
Good Morning!
Seeking out the hive mind for some string advice for a Stephen Owsley Smith cittern that has recently come into my possession and I've had the joy of playing.
When this cittern was shipped from humid Hawaii to cold & dry New England it suffered, and accordingly the neck has had some issues ever since.
Working with a local luthier, he advised playing it half a step down from GDADA tuning. Of course I didn't listen (some of the time anyways) and when tuning up this morning the middle A string snapped.
Do you all have any advice for strings to best accommodate this instrument. The neck is 16.75 inches.
Pictures of the strings in current use are attached (always fun to break a Thomastik)
Thank you in advance!
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