Electric guitars, electric bass guitars, and some acoustic guitars are equipped with two strap pins – one at the lower bout, and the other at the top horn or close to the base of the neck. Attaching a guitar strap to an electric guitar, bass guitar or acoustic guitar like this is straightforward – put the pinhole of one end of the strap over one pin, and put the pinhole of the other end of the strap over the other pin. Although it doesn’t really matter which end of the strap goes on which pin of the guitar, our straps are designed so that you’ll look your best if the adjustment end of the strap is attached to the lower bout pin of the guitar.
Many acoustic guitars are equipped with only one strap pin – at the heel of the lower bout. Although a second strap pin can be easily installed by any qualified guitar technician, it is not necessary in order to use a guitar strap. Use a lace (sold separately) by looping it through the pinhole of one end of the strap and tying it around the headstock of the guitar by the nut under the strings. Put the pinhole of the other end of the strap over the strap pin of the guitar.
Classical acoustic guitars are not equipped with any strap pins. However, Levy’s provides several strap designs specifically for these guitars. Each strap consists of a closed loop, worn around the neck, or over one shoulder and under the opposite arm (usually the right arm for a right-handed player). At the end of the loop is a braided lace with a plastic hook. Lead the lace behind and under the guitar at its waist, and back up in front to the sound-hole. Hook the plastic hook into the bottom of the sound-hole, allowing the guitar’s waist to rest on the braid. Note, when using a classical guitar strap on a classical guitar, the player must at all times keep at least one hand on the guitar to prevent it from tipping forward and falling.
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Every Levy’s guitar strap is designed so that its length can be adjusted to the player’s liking. Most of our webbing straps have a tri-glide adjustment system, which is found on just about every consumer item that has adjustable straps. However, most of our leather straps have a feed-through adjustment system, which is not as common. Here is a guide to adjusting the length of the latter type of guitar strap.About: With over 40 years in the supply business, Weaver Leather has developed a reputation for bringing you top quality leather, hand tools, hardware, machines and more. More About weaverleathersupply »
Project Summary: We’ll show you how to make a beautiful leather guitar strap with supple water buffalo leather, ¼ nickel spots and a crisp belt buckle set. Complete with beveled and grooved edges and an adjustment on the back, this is a leather guitar strap that combines both form and function.
To make the buckle strap billet pattern, start with a piece of pattern paper cut to 1 x 14. Draw in a center line lengthwise and make a mark at the center of that line (7 from both ends). This line will be the center of the keeper.
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Starting with either mark, measure away from the keeper line 2 ½ and mark. Make a second mark 1 ¼ past this mark. These four holes will be rivet holes to secure the buckle and keeper.
Draw in a 1 ¼ Oblong punch between the two center rivet holes (center in the 2 ½ spread) and draw in a round end punch on one side or the other roughly 3/4 away from the last rivet hole.
Working away from the end with the round end punch make a mark at 5 from the last rivet hole and mark this as a “Pin Hole ¼” on the pattern so we know we need a specific size hole. Draw in a Round End punch 1 further on this end of the pattern (giving us a tab on the outside of the pin hole).
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To make the tongue strap billet pattern, take a piece of pattern paper cut to 1 x 12 and draw a center line lengthwise. From one end or the other, make a mark at ¾ in from the end of the pattern paper and one more mark at 1 ¼ further in. These will be the rivet holes to secure the strap to the main body.
From this second rivet hole, measure 2 and mark. This will be the first of five “size” holes, so mark four more holes at 1 increments working away from the two rivet holes.
And for the last mark on the tongue strap make a mark 1 ½ past the last size hole. This will be the center mark for the buckle tip.
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When going to the main body and extension patterns, we’ll need a 2 ½ round and English point; however, those sizes of tools are not readily available, so we’ll make a template. Take a 2 ½ wide (same as main body width) piece of paper approximately 8 long and draw a center line lengthwise. Fold this in half lengthwise, and on the edge away from the fold make a mark 1 ¾ in from the end on both ends.
On the first end, draw a line in from the end of the pattern on the center line, or fold, to the point 1 ¾ on the outside edge, and make this line similar to half of an arrowhead. This will create an English point. Cut this while still folded to get a symmetrical point.
On the other end, draw a rounded line in from the end of the pattern at the center line, or fold, to the 1 ¾ mark on the outside edge and cut while still folded. You can use a can of paint or glue to make this as circular as possible. This will be the round end punch on the template.
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Before moving to the main body, we need a size for the full length of the guitar strap. To get a good measurement, take a tape measure and wrap it around you or the recipient and measure from, roughly, 4 above the waist line, over the shoulder and around to the bottom of the back pocket. These instructions are for a 51, but, when following these instructions, any length can be made easily.
To make the main body pattern, take a piece of paper 2 ½ wide by roughly 48 long (more than enough for this size strap) and draw in a center line lengthwise.
Starting on either end, lay the English point side of the template on the end of the pattern and draw in the English point.
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From this end of the pattern, make a mark at 1 and then at 1 ¼ beyond that hole on the center line. These will be the rivet holes to secure the buckle tongue onto the main body.
Take the tongue strap and lay it on top of the main body so the rivet-hole marks coincide with the rivet-hole marks on the main body with the tip pointing away from the body.
With the tongue strap lying on the body, take the buckle strap and fold it in the middle of the oblong just like we were adding a buckle. Lay the folded edge on the third size hole with the pin hole away from the main body.
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With these two billets lying in place, take a Straight Edge or tape measure and make a mark 51 on the center line of the main body away from the billets/English point end. This is where the sizing is easy to measure. Just lay out the billet patterns first, and measure from the pin hole to the other end at whatever size is needed.
Circle the mark at 51 and write “¼ hole.” From this mark and away from the main body, make a mark at 1 ½ out. This will be the end of the strap.
While still working with this end of the main body strap, cut a piece of paper to 12 x 2 ½, draw in a center line, and lay this extension piece next to this end of the main body pattern starting 1 ½ to 2 past the pin hole and extending towards the main body.
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The pin hole on the main body will be cut off and replaced with the pin hole on the extension, so with a Steel Square make a mark on the extension parallel to the pin hole on the main body and circle with “ ¼ hole.”
Working away from the end of the pattern, draw a line 2 from the pin hole across both pattern pieces. Draw a second line 1 ¼ from that line. On the extension only, draw 3 more lines at 1 ¼ increments. Note: You can extend the extension with more lines, but for now we should have five lines and a pin hole on the extension.
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