Yes tenor stings on a martin is a definete no no...more tension.... go with the martin M600 strings...or Oasis..
I realize this flies in the face of common sense, but wouldn't tenor strings be LOWER tension?
They're designed to be at X tension on a longer Tenor scale length at a certain note. If they are tuned to that same note on a shorter soprano scale length, would they not then be at a lower tension ?
Not that I would risk the integrity of my martins to prove my point, and looking at the gauges, it doesn't really make sense, but
worth CB gauges - high tension concert soprano:String gauges are 0205 (.52mm), 0260 (.66mm), 0291 (.74mm), 0224 (.57mm). Made in Japan.
Worth BM: medium tension, String gauges are .0205"(.52mm), . 0260"(.66mm), .0291"(.74mm) .0224"(.57mm). Made in Japan.
Worth CT gauges: String gauges are .0224"(.57mm), .0260"(.66mm), .0291"(.74m m) .0244"(.62mm). Made in Japan.
so the A and G are a little fatter in the tenor set, but not by that much..I suspect they could be used on a soprano.
And yes, Martin 600s are great on my Martin ukes.