66strat77lp Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I have a 1932 L-12 Archtop acoustic. What would be the best type of strings to drive that soundboard? Flat or round wound? Material? Guage? Any brand suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 My old L5s I use either light or Medium D addarios Like yours , ithe L12 should be X Braced for that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 D'A pb lights.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) While I am not 100% positive, I believe Gibson archtops did not start sporting X bracing until late-1934 or 1935 when they launched their 17" "Advanced" bodies. Easy enough to identify though by the two- hump top. At present the only Gibson archtop I play is a 1920 L3. As it predates the ADJ truss rod I tend to be somewhat scaredy and have been sticking with PB 12 s. I prefer Newtones when I remember to order them. The only other archtop I owned for a good length of time was an Epiphone Triumph Regent. My favorite strings on that one were D'Addario Nickel Bronze 13s. The only L12 I have ever spent any real time with was built in 1939 which I was thinking about buying. It was strung with PB 13s but do not have a clue what brand they were. Never thought to ask. Edited December 4, 2023 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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