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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 12:45 pm |
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| Is there a cheaper alternative to a $45-50 reso strap (Beardguitars.com)? Or will your answers be "go for it, Jon--you won't regret it"? |
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Bob Storti
From:
Matthews, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 1:52 pm
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Some reso players might consider the $45-50 range straps as the cheap ones. Bobby Poff makes wonderful custom straps that start around $120 and go up from there.
I use a Webb 2" strap with a quick-release headstock loop (about $40-45) - it's fine for now. I wouldn't go too much cheaper then that. Good Luck!
Bob |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 2:31 pm
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| Gaaa! Thanks for the education. Yeah, it's the Webb that I'm looking at. I guess I can buy it now without wondering if I should have looked for something more 'sensible'. Or I can tie an old extension chord to the guitar. That always screams 'class'. |
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 3 Mar 2005 11:23 pm
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Well, would you believe $225 as the base price for the Poff straps? I know, I just placed my order this week--basic black Beavertail. This is the only model he makes now--of course the sky's the limit on options. So, the newly acquired Webb is on the chopping block to help recoup some of the $$
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James Brown
From:
Mt Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 3:33 am
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 [This message was edited by James Brown on 05 March 2005 at 03:55 AM.] |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 7:08 am
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Jon, I've owned dobros since 1972 and have gone trough various straps.
Leather is nice in a John Wayne kind of way. I had one for several years and it broke on me (got rigid and cracked due to age) while playing with my guitarist friend on his gig.
I tried the webbing type strap and found them too slippery. I ended up with some plain black heavy cloth woven straps. They are the extra long guitarist's straps and I bought them at either Manny's or Sam A$$H.
I think they're $19.00 if I recall correctly. They are inexpensive and comfortable. I use the quick connect thing also. No problem. I the happiest with this kind.
I'll spend thousands on a reso, but I will absolutely not put down a couple of hundred for a strap when it will do the same thing for one that is one tenth the price. Maybe that's because I'm a manufacturer in the garment industry and know what my end products end up selling for.
This is my personal preference without any intentions of slighting anyone else's.[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 March 2005 at 07:18 AM.] |
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David Yannuzzi
From:
Pomona , New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 12:11 pm
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| I have tried long guitar straps, leather straps,and a cheaper dobro strap. My opinion was the webb was the most comfortable and i am not worried about slipping off the strap nut because it has a nice locking system. -Dave |
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David Yannuzzi
From:
Pomona , New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 12:16 pm
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| I have tried long guitar straps, leather straps,and a cheaper dobro strap. My opinion was the webb was the most comfortable and i am not worried about slipping off the strap nut because it has a nice locking system. -Dave |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 12:21 pm
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Wow!
Jon Light from NYC, David Yannuzzi from NYC and HowardR from NYC, all play Dobro, all on the Steel Guitar Forum!
I can't believe the coincidence!
Do you guys know another Dobro playing friend of mine who lives in NYC? I can't remember his name but he lives on one of those numbered streets in an apartment. His apartment is near a bunch of stores and offices.
Come on fellas, help me here, this guy owes me some money.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 04 March 2005 at 12:24 PM.] |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 12:39 pm
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Gerald--yeah I know him. Name starts with a letter, I think. Kind of a jerk, right? About yea tall and this wide? Wears pants? Likes to do things? Yep, that's him.
Dana and James--thank you kindly. I'm hoping to have something in hand by tomorrow--the beauty of NY is that I have several music mega-stores and some smaller boutiques--chances are good that I will score. Howard--thanks for sharing the experience. Good info. BTW--after you all starting thinking highly of me, truthfully, this is for my new Melobar, not a Dobro.
Gerald I'll, pick ol' whatssisname's pocket next time I see him and I'll send you half. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 5:33 pm
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The slipping that I was talking about was not the lock, but the strap slipping around on my shoulder. I would always have to adjust the guitar back to a comfortable position because the strap was slippery.
Jon,.....you gonna' be playin' that thang at Hank's anytime soon? |
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 4 Mar 2005 6:02 pm
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If you want to save money and make your own, try laminating a length of heavy grade canvas between two pieces of naugahyde.
It will look like leather and wear like iron.
Make sure you stitch around the edges and end holes. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 5 Mar 2005 2:54 pm
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Way beyond my patience, tools, inclination etc. , Andy. I get tremendous satisfaction out of doing some things for myself but I don't see this one as a fun or gratifying (or economical) project.
As it is, I couldn't find an honest to goodness Dobro strap in NYC but a $5 Ernie Ball nylon strap will fit the bill until I need o want something better.
Hey Howard--this guitar won't see the stench of Hank's until A) I have brought it up to speed--the nut & bridge just plain suck and the strings don't ring worth a damn. I'm making new ones--10 string ones to boot---and B) until I am having the kind of fun and inspiration with this that I am suddenly having with the Stringmaster---I just recently fell in love with this SM that I've had for several years and I am really jazzed about this E13 tuning. If I can get the ideas flowing on the Melobar that are spilling out all over the SM (what a mess) then I will have an exciting new axe here. Punch a dogie for me. |
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 5 Mar 2005 3:34 pm
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I use a standard leather guitar strap -- it's 2 1/2" wide, thin, smooth black on top, unfinished on the underside. To attach it to the the neck, I use a Planet Waves quick-release thingie -- it's a soft cord that goes around the headstock. Works perfectly, very stable, doesn't slip.
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Travis Bernhardt
From:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Mar 2005 4:47 pm
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Cheap guitar strap + shoelace to extend length = dobro strap.
-Travis |
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