WOOD GLOSSARY
SOUND AND TONE GLOSSARY
GUITAR ANATOMY GLOSSARY
Strap Button Installation
When adding a strap button to your Breedlove guitar or mandolin, it's important to place the button in the right location. Use these diagrams to help you find the proper location for drilling.
String Gauges
Breedlove String Specifications
Breedlove instruments leave the shop with the following strings installed.
Custom Shop Concert and Auditorium, Revival OM and 000
All Breedlove International Product Models
D’Addario EXP16
Phosphor-Bronze, Coated, Light Gauge
.012, .016, .024, .032,.042, .053"
Custom Shop Dreadnoughts & Jumbos, Revival Dreadnought
D’Addario EXP17
Phosphor-Bronze, Coated, Medium Gauge
.013, .017, .026, .035, .045, .056"
Ed Gerhard Models: .013, .017, .024, .032,.042, .053"
Twelve-Strings (Custom Shop & International Product)
D’Addario EXP38
Phosphor-Bronze, Coated, Light Gauge
.010/.010, 014/.014, .023/.008, .030/.012, .039/.018, .047/.027"
Nylon-String Guitars
D’Addario EJ44*
Classical Hard Tension
.029, .032, .041, .030, .036, .044"
Atlas Acoustic Basses
D’Addario EXPPBB170
Phosphor-Bronze, Coated, Soft Gauge
.045, .065, .080, .100" (and .130" for five-string models)
Electric Guitars (Mark Series)
D’Addario EXL140
Nickel Wound, Light Top/Heavy Bottom
.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052"
Mandolins
D’Addario EXP74
Phosphor Bronze, Coated, Medium Gauge
.011/.011, .015/.015, .026/.026, .040/.040"
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Artist Interest
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