om/string gauge
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om/string gauge
my warranty card say 12 to 53 gauge strings are required. is it dangerous to use 13/56 guage?
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Re: om/string gauge
I think it depends on the type of bridge you have: a pyramid bridge is up to 12s and a belly bridge can go to 13s. Probably best to check with Collings though- consequences of too much tension could be nasty!
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Re: om/string gauge
thanks, it is a belly bridge
Re: om/string gauge
Here's what the Collings website says -
"For small bodied guitars (Baby, OM*, 0, 00, 000, C10), we use:
J16s - light gauge (.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053).
For large bodied guitars (D, CJ, DS, SJ, Archtop), we use
J17s - medium gauge (.013, .017, .026, .035, .045, .056).
*An OM should be fine with medium gauge strings. Due to the footprint of the "belly" bridge, there should be plenty of glue surface."
"For small bodied guitars (Baby, OM*, 0, 00, 000, C10), we use:
J16s - light gauge (.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053).
For large bodied guitars (D, CJ, DS, SJ, Archtop), we use
J17s - medium gauge (.013, .017, .026, .035, .045, .056).
*An OM should be fine with medium gauge strings. Due to the footprint of the "belly" bridge, there should be plenty of glue surface."
Bourgeois OM CB HS, Collings OM1T, OM1Mh, OM3Mh, RainSong CH-OM-N2, Santa Cruz OM
Re: om/string gauge
Could use a mixed gauge set as I have done for years on my pyramid bridge C10. Medium plain strings with light wound strings such as Elixir HD Light .013 - .053. Good balance for fingerstyle playing.