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Thread #74329 Message #1295488
Posted By: GLoux
12-Oct-04 - 04:25 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Strings for old Gibson LG-2
Subject: RE: Tech: Strings for old Gibson LG-2
Other considerations are how "hard" you play the guitar and how heavy a pick (if any) is used.
I play a guitar with a pyramid bridge, which doesn't have a big footprint on the top, which means it has a limited gluing surface. I played it with medium gauge strings with an extra heavy pick and played it hard for dances and the like. After three years, the bridge pulled off, naturally at a most inopportune time (a dance). After repairing it, the maker recommended that I use light gauge strings and a lighter pick, which I did. After three years, the bridge pulled off again. The way I play the guitar probably had more to do with this than string tension. Before I got my current guitar, I had a Martin D-28 that I played for 25 years and never had a problem with the bridge, but it is a larger bridge.
After checking a photo of an LG-2 for sale on eBay, it looks like the bridge is reasonable...not as large as a D-28, but not as small as a pyramid.