I just acquired a Martin 2-15 (F hole, archtop). I've read through the various threads and it seems these are a much lighter build than their Gibson counterparts, so I'm concerned about how much tension/what gauges it can take. I use medium/heavy strings, including 41s for the G course if I'm using monels. Does anyone with experience know how heavy a set of strings I can get by with? I'm not looking to compromise the structural integrity, but I also have a lot of different set of strings that I'd like to use, none of which are light gauge. The previous owner was using J62s which appear to be a light set (I have no experience with these). None of the older threads I looked at seemed to address this. Thanks.
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