Hi list, I am VERY sorry to write this as a new email, but the archives havenot given me the information I am seeking. I purchased a 60cm 1977 james cox lute (very light instrument), with some repaired crackson the spruce top. the previous person had put nylon strings on the instrument and the spruce top evenwarped up underthe bridge and warped down on top of the bridge. My guess is this is due to high string tension? Should i let the instrument rest without strings with higher humidity to remove the warp? would that work? Also I had to remove the old strings as they were VERY old. now I need to buy a new set of stings, I see many la bell and pyramid string sets online, but I think that they will be too high-tension for this instrument. So I am looking at buying lower tension strings (thinner diameter?), but do not know what diameter I should buy for each course. Does anyone know where I could get the diameters i need for each course? Or should i simply put on the pyramid sets I see online everywhere? I can't afford gut, unfortunately. thanks list!
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