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brandt · July 1st, 2009, 08:37 PM

that's an old guitar and most definitely made with hide glue. before you put on the new higher tension strings make sure the bridge, bridge plate and the braces on the inside of the guitar is solid and not loose. You may want to tune the new strings a step lower to start with then go to 1/2 step lower to see how the guitar handles the higher tension.

July 1st, 2009, 08:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
brandt Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Age: 51 Posts: 528	that's an old guitar and most definitely made with hide glue. before you put on the new higher tension strings make sure the bridge, bridge plate and the braces on the inside of the guitar is solid and not loose. You may want to tune the new strings a step lower to start with then go to 1/2 step lower to see how the guitar handles the higher tension.