straps

Posted by lal germain on June 15, 2012 at 3:14pm

anyone got any ideas for straps and fixings im getting a new cbg soon and want something different best ive seen so far is a the waist band of a old pair of levis 

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  • lal germain June 16, 2012 at 11:08am

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  • Ron "Oily" Sprague June 16, 2012 at 6:13am

    lal,

     

    Here's what I do:

     

    Oily's Homemade Braided Straps

     

    My first 10 homemade braided guitar straps. A simple three-string braid, made from Ace Hardware 3/8" cotton clothesline (about $4). The rearmost straps are stained with Lipton Orange Pekoe / Black tea fro 24 hours, to make 'em look old / used. The light fixture is a copper-and-glass Ramadan lamp from Morocco, wired up for electricity.

    • Scott W > Ron "Oily" Sprague January 31, 2014 at 8:51pm
      Ron, how do you attach your straps? I have a button hole in a flap of leather for a strap button on the tail end, but i'm debating on the other end... I don't think I want to stress the neck by tying on behind the nut at the head.
    • lal germain > Ron "Oily" Sprague June 16, 2012 at 8:42am

      i really like them gonna have to practise plaiting i think 

    • Ron "Oily" Sprague > lal germain June 16, 2012 at 9:05am

      It's dead easy. Practice with some twine or string first (I used the drawstring for the Venetian blinds >:-E ). I can do 3 or 4  of these while watching a movie for a coupla hours. After the first one, I almost don't have to look at my hands :-)

    • lal germain > Ron "Oily" Sprague June 16, 2012 at 9:23am

      so is it a 3 cord plait im looking for im looking on google 

    • Ron "Oily" Sprague > lal germain June 16, 2012 at 9:29am

      I think about half of those in my pic are 3's, but then I went to 4's for a slightly wider strap.

    • lal germain > Ron "Oily" Sprague June 16, 2012 at 9:47am

      ill practise on 3 i think first thanks for your input 

  • smojo June 16, 2012 at 5:18am

    old leather belts, dog leads, nylon webbing etc  from car boot sales, also I have just used old thick string for that real cheap and dirty look.

    • lal germain > smojo June 16, 2012 at 8:41am

      funny you say that im thinking braided dog leads they even have a clip attached to them thanks for the idea 

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