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John Drury


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Gallatin, Tn USA
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2009 3:52 pm    
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I know this is going to wind up being a dumb question but how does the Webb strap connect at the rear of the dobro? All I see is a thin cord loop. The neck end is obvious, but the rear one has me stumped.
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Lynn Oliver


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Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2009 4:10 pm    
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If it works like the Webb guitar strap I had, you hook the loop over the strap pin and then sort of crank the end of the strap around so that the loop twists tight to the pin.
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John Drury


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Gallatin, Tn USA
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2009 6:03 pm    
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Lynn,

Thats such a small loop! Can it be trusted with a $2500 dollar Dobro? What a crazy setup for a fifty dollar strap!
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Dean Gray


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New South Wales, Australia
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2009 6:42 pm    
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Hey John, I have the 3" Webb strap, and I am pretty sure the attachment is the same...??? Mine has a "button-hole" like any regurlar strap to attach to the endpin, and as far as I knew the loop was to attach your lead to if you were using a pickup?

Does your strap not have the buttonhole to attach to the endpin??

I wanted extra security so I installed a schaller straplock at the endpin...I haven't worried about the guitar falling since then!
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Lynn Oliver


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Post  Posted 1 Jan 2009 7:25 pm    
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I wouldn't trust it. I've got Schaller strap locks on my Poff straps.
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Beard Guitars


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Maryland, USA
Post  Posted 2 Jan 2009 6:00 am    
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The Webb strap has a slit for a standard button. Look a couple of inches above the "safety loop".

Another vote for Schaller strap locks. All of our guitars have them.

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John Drury


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Gallatin, Tn USA
Post  Posted 2 Jan 2009 11:26 am    
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Thanks Howard,

Being a new strap the slot is barely visible.

What is the function of the safety loop?

And what is a Schaller strap lock? Sounds like I need one.
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