Hi
Can anyone recommend a good strap for the above mandolin? Thanks in advance,
Hi
Can anyone recommend a good strap for the above mandolin? Thanks in advance,
Same as for any other A or 2-point.
A search of the forum will show you pages of discussions of options.
Phil
“Sharps/Flats” ≠ “Accidentals”
Can we assume it came with a strap button on the heel?
I believe Will has a list of acceptable straps on his website. There could be real problems if you were to choose an unacceptable strap for your Kimble. It's not quite as bad as using a capo on a mandolin but it's very close.
https://www.kimblemandolins.com/
Actually, Will doesn't have a list.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Neither of my Kimbles have “authorised” straps, I got the nice people at Pinegrove to make them (NFI). The fact that Will’s non-scroll mandolins come with a strap button, in my mind, settles the argument as to whether you should put a button on the heel.
I have a Neotech on my mandolin with a button on the neck heel..
You, perhaps, can punch 2 holes in an old leather belt from a charity shop?
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I just ordered one from the Mandolin Store for my Model 1, which has a strap button on the neck. I'll let you know how I like it when it gets here.
'20 Ellis A5 Tradition, '09 Gilchrist Model 1, “July 9” Red Diamond F-5, '12 Duff F-5, '19 Collings MT2, ’24 A2-Z, ’24 F-2, '13 Collings mandola, '82 D-35, Gibson Keb Mo. http://www.bucktownrevue.com
I am using this strap:
https://www.amazon.com/Levys-Leather...34413994&psc=1
Not much DIY spirit here eh?
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
Make sure that plastic buckle thing doesn't lie against any lacquered surface. Vinyl and lacquer don't mix.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Reporting back! My Henry Heller A Mandolin Strap - Black, arrived today from The Mandolin Store. I couldn't be happier! It's a simple flat strap comprising two pieces of leather (no metal, no plastic, no nothing unnatural). It's adjusted by means of an ingenious bit of velcro between where the two pieces of leather touch. Not only is it a breeze to adjust, but you can get it *just right*. And super easy to fine-tune if you end up playing gig with a jacket or sweater or something that put the mandolin up higher against you than you prefer. Perfect for the A model with a strap button on the neck. I'm on my way back to TMS to see if they have the same thing in an F model.
'20 Ellis A5 Tradition, '09 Gilchrist Model 1, “July 9” Red Diamond F-5, '12 Duff F-5, '19 Collings MT2, ’24 A2-Z, ’24 F-2, '13 Collings mandola, '82 D-35, Gibson Keb Mo. http://www.bucktownrevue.com
I have one made by Alan David German at Mandolin Straps of Montana http://www.mandolinstrapsofmontana.com/ I attach mine to the headstock, just behind the nut. It seems to like my Kimble and have been together just over 5 years now.
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