Re: Guitar strap button location


<MRTYMCFLY@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Should I have a "button" installed on the rear of the neck of my
> acoustic guitar for the strap to connect to.....or is it better to get a
> small leather strap that fastens on the head of the guitar and has a
> button to attach the strap to. Martin makes a small leather strap just
> for this purpose. Is there any pros and cons of either or is it just a
> matter of preference?
>
> Doug and Patty
>


My Martin is 34 years old, and it has never had a button installed on the
back of the neck. Although I realize I could probably add one, I just
haven't wanted to mess with it. I'm afraid it will damage the guitar
somehow. I always used the nylon strings that come with a guitar strap to
tie the strap over the headstock just above the nut. However.... two years
ago I discovered the Martin "button straps." They are not expensive...
probably around $5.00 if I remember correctly... and this is a much better
solution because you don't have those annoying nylon strings tangling up in
the guitar strings or becoming untied and getting in the way. So... if you
can't add (or don't want to add) a button to the guitar, the Martin button
straps are a great alternative. I have one on each of my three guitars.
(They were so inexpensive I even splurged for my two cheapie guitars.)

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Regards,

Arlene

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