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Here's a suggest. I've found that when bending is causing strings to go flat (I suspect they are not going sharp), it's because of the way you're winding them. They're slipping off the post. Make sure to get at least 7 or 8 good clean layered winds, spirled going down, on the higher unwound strings. Not as critical on the wound strings because the winds will grip the post. Forget tying them on. That's a big PIA when you break a string on the gig and have to do a quick change. I've installed my strings like this for decades, and have no tuning issues unless the keys are defective, and it sounds like yours are OK if they've worked in the past. You went to thicker strings, and you're probably just not getting enough clean winds on there.
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