DC> Ah! a fellow Yamaha player - I bought myself a FG-411-12 a
DC> months back because I have always loved the sound of a 12
DC> string but I have had this feeling that it is reverse strung
DC> from the German made 12 string that I played for a short
DC> while about thirty years ago. I seem to remember that was
DC> strung with the heavier gauge strings uppermost.
The only thing you can be sure of, is that the Yamaha will last.
Mine is at least 30 years old, probably older.  For about few years
it was the only guitar I had, so it got lots of playing time.
It's an FG-230.  They sound so sweet, but are a pain in the ass
when it comes to tuning and replacing strings... :-(
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