joneo
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So, I don't use a strap with my sopranos. I find they are small enough to hold comfortably, for me. But the tenor is quite large, comparatively. And after debating about it for some time, I finally decided to get a strap button put on my tenor. But I didn't want just any old strap button ~ and after some searching I found some really cool ones by Petros Guitar Shop! (located in Kaukauna, WI - https://petrosguitarshop.com/collections/all/strap-button)
The paracord strap was super simple and basically free since I had most of the materials lying around the house. I took one end of the cord and made a small loop just big enough to get around the (large) strap button and wrapped it with thread to hold it together. Then I covered the thread with a small piece of heat shrink tubing, secured in place with a heat gun.
I put another small piece of heat shrink tubing on the other end of the cord to keep it from fraying, plus one small drop of super glue in the very tip for good measure. That end gets slid under the strings at the top of the headstock and made into a loop with a cord lock, which is placed just out of the way of my hand. It's just my version of a simple shoestring strap ~ although perhaps a bit more tactical. lol
The paracord strap was super simple and basically free since I had most of the materials lying around the house. I took one end of the cord and made a small loop just big enough to get around the (large) strap button and wrapped it with thread to hold it together. Then I covered the thread with a small piece of heat shrink tubing, secured in place with a heat gun.
I put another small piece of heat shrink tubing on the other end of the cord to keep it from fraying, plus one small drop of super glue in the very tip for good measure. That end gets slid under the strings at the top of the headstock and made into a loop with a cord lock, which is placed just out of the way of my hand. It's just my version of a simple shoestring strap ~ although perhaps a bit more tactical. lol
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