I am wanting to gte a good strap for my mt. I did some searches and didn't turn up too much. The stores I checked out didn't seem to have very much.What should I get and where shoud I get it? Thanks in advance!
I am wanting to gte a good strap for my mt. I did some searches and didn't turn up too much. The stores I checked out didn't seem to have very much.What should I get and where shoud I get it? Thanks in advance!
I'm quite pleased with my Bailey straps. I have two of them.
i use a broken B@njo strap i found in the junk bin at elderlys. got it for $2
I like and use straps from Longhollow Leather ... on the internet ...I have no connection other than as a customer...
Michael Lester
Longhollow Leather for me as well. Very nice and comfy.
"Can I have a little more talent in the monitors please?"
I just realized I put this in the wrong section. Maybe one of the moderators could move it to equipment?
I've been real happy with my El Dorado strap. It has a nice width and doesn't move around much. Also looks mighty fine on my mandolin.
'08 Weber Fern 'Old Wood' Red Spruce
We have the Jim Avery braided straps on our mandos. Nice braided straps. Got mine at Bean Blossom from him. He goes to IBMA too. Elderly has them for $40. I think FQ still has some for $50.
Great strap.
Keep pickin',
Mike Bucayu
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I am very pleased with my Bailey strap. Nice custom strap made to match color of mandolin.
Another endorsement for "The Bailey"...of my eight acoustic mandolins only one doesn't have a Bailey...
PeacE
Brian
I like the Long Hollow braided softy. I've never had it become uncomfortable or dig into my shoulder after playing all night.
A couple of mandolins
A couple guitars
An Upright Bass
Some banjos
Wax Paper over a comb
A Loar era Didjeridoo
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Leather boot lace here for my F5. Hangmans noose at either end. I love the subtlety of the boot lace. I also personally find it comfortable to play too.
I wasn't familiar with the Bailey so I googled it.
for you to look at:
http://www.thebaileystrap.com/
also:
Jim Avery Strap
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/i...MS-XXL-BRN.htm
El Dorado mandolin strap
http://elderly.com/accessories/items/ELMA.htm
Long Hollow strap
http://www.finecases.com/browse....56.html
Keep pickin',
Mike Bucayu
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Second the bootlace, only I take a pair and braid the part that goes over the shoulder with noose-knots on each end.
Makes a functional, good looking strap for about $3.00.
TJohnson
there Ya go: buy one , or make it yourself.
I like the cotton belt one I had a nice girl at a crafts booth
at the local outdoor Saturday Market made for me.
hand woven on a simple belt loom.
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is like dancing,
about architecture
I picked up a couple of the Collings straps from Elderly. They're nice and comfortable and look good. I'm not one for the thin rope-type straps.
Dog Leash, Hartz Mountain, $5.00, snip off the clip (put your keys on it). Poke a hole in the clip end not too big, loop the "handle" around the scroll. It helps the "Bark!"
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
Again I gotta mention the great Sully's Straps. I've got three.
I purchased a "Baily" about a year ago, looks great and very functional. I like it a lot, and have had quite a few favorable comments.
Al
"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to Dance in the rain."
We bought a bunch of the "Dude's" when they were offered. Great straps!
Gibson A9
Eastman 804D two point, blonde
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Leather boot laces with hangman's nooses do make good straps. Mandolins are light, so something skinny is enough. I do like these little Morgan Monroe straps: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Braided-Mandolin-Strap-Black_W0QQitemZ130221250581QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1017 9QQssPageNameZWDV
WQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/Braided....iewItem</a> It's the best thing they make. Black, braided, neat, and I can leave them on the mandolin in the case.
The flat-braided ones are even nicer and still fit in the case: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Flatwound-Leather-Mandolin-Strap-Black_W0QQitemZ130221766320QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1017 9QQssPa
geNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/Flatwou....iewItem</a>
The problem with the bull-whip type strap is that I don't find them more comfortable, really, and sometimes they don't fit in the case without removing them.
It can be nice to have a suede strap that doesn't slip, but if one uses a vocal mic for mandolin solos and needs to slide the mandolin up near the face, a slippery strap can be more useful.
I just use a guitar strap. It works fine.
I own two "Sully's Straps," and bought two more as gifts for family members. Pat Sullivan is the best. Take a close look at his vintage straps.
TigerMal
Weber Fern
Weber Absaroka
Mann EM-8
I have a Burgandy Softie:
http://www.longhollowleather.com/catalog_dobro.htm
"I love the smell of my mandolin in the morning. The smell, you know ... that varnish smell. Smells like victory."
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