Hi Preacherdog,
You've already had some very authoritative responses, which from my experience are accurate. The HD-28 guitar was designed for use with medium strings.
You, like a lot of folks on the AGF, may prefer medium strings, and if that is the case, you should not expect problems. On the other hand, you can give yourself more margin to avoid any potential problems by using light or medium-light strings if you are not committed to the use of mediums. I use light strings on my old D-35 and Gibson AJ simply because that is what I like. Also, light strings are less hard on my arthritic finger joints. If you can stand to use lighter strings, they will impose a lighter pulling load onto the bridge of the guitar. I have mostly used light strings on my 1967 D-35 and it is still in terrific shape -- no neck reset, no top problems aside from a view nicks and scratches from 43 years of playing.
Regards, Glenn
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