strings for a 1924 Weissenborn

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From houpts on 10/13/2017 7:31:35 AM

Hi,

I am about to buy a ca.1924 Weissenborn with two repaired top hairline cracks. I am wondering what strings to use. I currently use D'Addario EJ 17's (medium phosphor bronze) with a 14 on the first string on my 1927 Weissenborn, but is that too heavy for a pre-1927? Thoughts? Thanks

Stephen Houpt

9 Comments
	NBoyd says: 10/13/2017 7:44:10 AM John Pearse Weissenborn strings. There will be more flex in the strings than Medium, but it shouldn't take much effort to get used to.
	houpts says: 10/13/2017 7:51:03 AM I've used those on a Lazy River, but if I went with those, which gauge should I use?
	houpts says: 10/13/2017 9:29:47 AM By the way, the John Pearse strings I used on the Lazy River were a little strong. I had to get the bridge re-glued
	texastengu says: 10/13/2017 11:48:38 AM I got a Lazy River in February 2015 and Rance shipped it with JP 3120L's. juststrings.com/jps-3120l.html I changed them for the first time Monday and replaced them with the same set. No problems.
	houpts says: 10/13/2017 11:52:01 AM This question is really about strings for an original ca 1924 Weissenborn. Thanks!
	houpts says: 10/13/2017 11:54:27 AM Also, does anyone know how to tell 1923 from 1924 from 1925 Weissenborn?
	texastengu says: 10/13/2017 5:36:34 PM I was at Austin Vintage Guitars Tuesday and I believe they had two early twenties Weissenborns. Call them their good people. austinvintageguitars.com/Store/
	houpts says: 10/14/2017 7:49:32 AM Can you use 13-56 medium gauge strings on a pre-1927 Weissenborn?
BillG says: 12/5/2017 7:21:46 AM I use EJ24s (D'Darrios DADGAD set which has lighter gauge 3rd, 4th and 5th strings) and change 1st & 2nd to 15 & 18. The overall tension in D is 153lb according to D'Darrios String tension pro page. This really useful for working out string tension/different tunings etc. I would think that EJ24's with 14 on the top would be fine.
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