Ukulele Straps ?

UkuleleHan96 · Mar 15, 2013

Hey everyone

I am thinking abut getting a strap for my uke...anyone recomend any?

What your thoughts on using a strap for your ukulele?

DaleR · Mar 15, 2013

I use one with my uBass and sometimes with my baritone:
http://cargo.ukerepublic.com/product/ukulele-sound-hole-hook-strap

The Big Kahuna · Mar 15, 2013

Go to the UU search I created in the link below, and type "Strap". It only searches UU.

http://www.google.co.uk/cse/home?cx=006086160372685481724:y43bmh-bwgc

UKEonomics · Mar 15, 2013

Don't know if this will aid you in your search, but here ya go. I like the Uke Leash since it doesn't dampen the soundboard.

Good luck!

kdmccullum · Mar 15, 2013

This is the one I use.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Deluxe-Ukulele-Strap-Brown-1-Inch-Nylon-Web-with-Leather-Neck-Pad-by-LM-/321075090363?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4ac19113bb

But to be honest, I don't use it much anymore. If I am standing with my tenor then it comes in handy but sitting down I don't need it. And the soprano is so light I don't use it for that. It helps when learning bar chords but eventually you get to a point where you don't need it as much.

chrimess · Mar 15, 2013

http://www.mobiusstrap.com/ It's an incredibly smart concept.

UkeKiddinMe · Mar 15, 2013

chrimess said:
http://www.mobiusstrap.com/ It's an incredibly smart concept.

I just ordered a Mobius. Looks like a winner.

mds725 · Mar 15, 2013

I use a Uke Crazy strap, but it requires installing a strap button at the bottom of the lower bout of the ukulele (unless you have a plug for electronics there). I had my strap buttons installed by profesioonal luthiers.

Freeda · Mar 15, 2013

I have a mandolin strap for my tenor (had to punch more holes in it) and a uke thong that I don't really use any more. Now that I'm a more aggressive player I've been known to knock it right off the soundhole!

AndrewKuker · Mar 15, 2013

The Big Kahuna said:
Go to the UU search I created in the link below, and type "Strap". It only searches UU.

http://www.google.co.uk/cse/home?cx=006086160372685481724:y43bmh-bwgc

Wo, that's cool! Holy crap 5,090 results! We must have talked about this before,lol. Well, all I know is if you want to play like this girl you gotta use a souldier strap. Handmade by some really cool kids in Chicago. Oh, the checker one seems to work best for looping-

SailQwest · Mar 15, 2013

My honey and I have straps on all but our CBU. Mostly mando straps, but a couple of guitar straps for the bigger/heavier ukes. A Souldier strap was my latest strap acquisition.

cantsing · Mar 15, 2013

I struggled to get comfortable with my first uke and finally bought a Uke Leash, which made a world of difference for me. When I got a new uke with a strap button, I bought an adapter to convert the Uke Leash half strap to a full strap that I still use quite often.

specialk13 · Mar 15, 2013

You can have a nice leather strap made to your desired length by Lakota Leathers as well. They do awesome work, I have one for a mandolin and it has lasted for years so I think the cost was justified in my case. Here's a link to their site:

http://www.lakotaleathers.com/products/mandolin/

Youkalaylee · Mar 16, 2013

I got one on eBay from the Essex music store, its awesome highly recommend, its white with black musical notes on. It's for ukes with buttons to attach the strap to. Handmade.

UkeKiddinMe · Mar 16, 2013

AndrewKuker said:
Wo, that's cool! Holy crap 5,090 results! We must have talked about this before,lol. Well, all I know is if you want to play like this girl you gotta use a souldier strap. Handmade by some really cool kids in Chicago. Oh, the checker one seems to work best for looping-

Wow. Can it get any more beautiful than that?

Katz-in-Boots · Mar 16, 2013

I've got a couple of uke leashes, and I like the banjo style headpiece on my Kanilea concert. My new uke, KoAloha slimline concert doesn't need a strap because it's so light & easy to hold.
I recommend the uke leash though.

devvyleys · Mar 16, 2013

I've got a uke leash that I got and still use with my first uke. For my new KoAloha I got a strap from an Etsy store and it's a very nicely made and good-looking strap. She was very quick to respond to my questions as well. Here's the link to the particular strap I got: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/117...edium=trans_email&utm_campaign=purchase_buyer

Briangriffinukuleles · Mar 16, 2013

I picked several of these up on a trip to Mexico before I got into ukuleles. They are cotton woven belts, soft, colorful and I think really happy and fun, just like your uke. I tie a round shoe lace to one end to tie around the headstock between the tuners, the other end I tie a piece of leather in which I have cut a hole and a slice to go over the button of the MiSi pickup, or any other button you have. You can adjust the length to what you want by just folding a section and sewing it together. if you have a friend headed to Mexico have him pick up a few, they only cost a buck or two and you see them everywhere. If you get more than you need send them to me. I want some more, I love them.

Hochapeafarm · Mar 16, 2013

That is a great idea for a strap, Brian! Never seen that done before -- I actually have a couple of those belts I bought in Boulder, CO during college...which, for me, was a long time ago. ;-) I will have to dig those belts out and put them back into service once again!

Briangriffinukuleles said:
I picked several of these up on a trip to Mexico before I got into ukuleles. They are cotton woven belts, soft, colorful and I think really happy and fun, just like your uke. I tie a round shoe lace to one end to tie around the headstock between the tuners, the other end I tie a piece of leather in which I have cut a hole and a slice to go over the button of the MiSi pickup, or any other button you have. You can adjust the length to what you want by just folding a section and sewing it together. if you have a friend headed to Mexico have him pick up a few, they only cost a buck or two and you see them everywhere. If you get more than you need send them to me. I want some more, I love them.View attachment 50357

poppy · Mar 16, 2013

http://www.thebaileystrap.com/
I have a half dozen guitar straps i have used , a uke lease , another similar to the leash, forget the name.
The bailey mandolin sstrap is the classiest of the bunch and all I use anymore , very nice gentleman to work with too.

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