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Iggo

(47,558 posts) Sat Jan 2, 2016, 06:51 PM Jan 2016

Can I put .11's on a full size flattop? [View all]

Bought new tuning pegs and some strings for my dreadnought today, and I didn't look at the string gauge 'til I got home. Can I put .11's on a dread, or are those more for like a parlor guitar?

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Can I put .11's on a full size flattop? [View all] Iggo Jan 2016 OP

Several things to consider TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #1

Dangit. Iggo Jan 2016 #2

You might luck out - it just depends on the total string tension of the set. TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #3

What TP Said ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #4