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Old 04-25-2013, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TomcatToo View Post
Would any of the low tension strings (Martin Silk&Steel, Newtone Heritage, DR Sunbeam roundcore, etc., etc.) be "strong enough" to move the top of an OM-35 custom from MFG enough to make the guitar sound good or would they likely just fall flat on their face? I would really like to get one of the OM-35s but I have some arthritis coming on in my hands and the low tension strings are becoming more necessary every day.

Tom
Tom, I use DR Sunbeam PB Mediums (12-54) on my OM-35 which are same gauge as Martin lights. I used to use these same strings on my old GPCPA4 and they were great for both guitars. Very rich tone with great bass and much better overall than the Lifespan MSP7100 Martins ship with.

However, the OM-35 is a very mellow guitar. So I'm going to be switching to JP 80/20 lights on the next change to see if I can brighten it up a tad.
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