Re: Breaking a strings way too often...
If it is always the A strings breaking it might have to do with the fact that the A has a lower tension than the neighboring D and E in most string sets. Lower tension leads to more string displacement when the pick strikes and thus to more bending of metal. Electric guitar players often have to deal with breaking strings because of their low tension, on the other hand I had never a string break on me with my tenor-tuned tenor banjo and its high tension strings.
Bottom line I would try heavier strings giving more tension if the top can bear the load.
Bertram
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