String tension?
This may be a stupid question but do light gauge strings produce more tension than heavy. For instance, my bass guitar strings are obviously under less tension than my guitar so the pressure put onto the top of the instrument will be less with heavy strings.
If this is true, why are we told to put light gauge strings on old mandolins to stop the chance of the top sinking?
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Fylde Touchstone Walnut Mandolin.
Gibson Alrite Model D.
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