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Straps
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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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
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, 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$$H.
I think they're $19.00 if I recall correctly. They are inexpensive and comfortable. I use the quick connect thing also. No problem. I the happiest with this kind.
I'll spend thousands on a reso, but I will absolutely not put down a couple of hundred for a strap when it will do the same thing for one that is one tenth the price. Maybe that's because I'm a manufacturer in the garment industry and know what my end products end up selling for.
This is my personal preference without any intentions of slighting anyone else's.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 March 2005 at 07:18 AM.]</p></FONT>
Leather is nice in a John Wayne kind of way. I had one for several years and it broke on me (got rigid and cracked due to age) while playing with my guitarist friend on his gig.
I tried the webbing type strap and found them too slippery. I ended up with some plain black heavy cloth woven straps. They are the extra long guitarist's straps and I bought them at either Manny's or Sam A$$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.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 March 2005 at 07:18 AM.]</p></FONT>
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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
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 04 March 2005 at 12:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
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
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 04 March 2005 at 12:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
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.
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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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.
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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