Collings MT

Jeff Baldwin · 07-03-2004, 09:15 PM

As anyone put a neck heel strap button on a Collings MT?
I've got one....amazing little beast....and I want to
attach the strap at the heel of the neck. An email to
Collings returned a response that they don't recomment
it..and suggest tying the strap to the peg head. I don't
like the balance...at all. While I know the recommend
no heel button, perhaps its because they don't want
responsibility for badly mounted buttons. They detail on their website how to put a strap button on a quitar.

What is the neck joint of the MT ...dovetail? or bolton...

Any help or experiences would be helpful...
Thanks

Jeff

jcs271 · 07-04-2004, 08:32 AM

The neck is a dovetail,,,,NO BOLTS!

250sc · 07-06-2004, 06:42 AM

When I got my at Elderly the put a button on it while I waited for it.

No problems.

rixter · 07-07-2004, 11:56 PM

Doesn't it have an elevated fingerboard like the MT2? I think it works fine to run the strap cord under the neck and fingerboard and it rides something like the strap on a scroll model without having to drill holes or anything.

Bradley · 07-08-2004, 05:54 AM

I had one put on my Collings....The trick is that the truss rod comes down and makes a right angle into the heel,making it very easy to hit with the screw.

sonnyjammer · 07-09-2004, 12:59 PM

Don't do it, I use a leather shoelace and run it under the fretboard as suggested above. Works fine for me.

terzinator · 11-03-2009, 10:01 PM

I know this is a five-year-old thread, but any new thinking on this?

Possible MT incoming, and was just noticing the old strap-button dilemma kicking around in the brain area.

250sc · 11-04-2009, 06:20 AM

The only 2 choices I'd consider are 1. strap tied under the fingerboard (no modifications to mando) or 2. Strap button (drill a small hole in heal of neck). I've never liked straps tied to the peghead.

Rob Gerety · 11-04-2009, 11:57 AM

I much prefer my strap attached to the peg head. Go figure.

rainy512day · 11-04-2009, 12:29 PM

I got my MT used and it came with a neck heel strap button. I tried using it for awhile but the MT didn't feel balanced. I switched to attaching the strap to the peghead.

Barry Platnick · 11-05-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rixter

Doesn't it have an elevated fingerboard like the MT2? I think it works fine to run the strap cord under the neck and fingerboard and it rides something like the strap on a scroll model without having to drill holes or anything.

This is the best way

Chunky But Funky · 11-05-2009, 09:11 AM

I just posted the reply in the "A" style strap button thread, so I thought I would copy it here:

I wrap a Planet Waves acoustic quick release around the heel and under the elevated fretboard of my Collings. I just got the two pictured in this thread, but I used it successfully on my MT's for a few years. No modification to the mando and the same balance point as installing a strap button. You can see half of the quick release in the pictures on both mandos.

Doug

LaVonne · 11-09-2009, 01:30 PM

I have strap buttons on the treble side of the heal on my MT2 and MT-Oval.

Terry W. Harvey · 11-13-2009, 06:46 PM

I also used a heavy leather bootlace from our local western/tack shop. Hitch-looped it through a new Dudette braided strap and then attached it under the fingerboard extension. Works great, balanced enough for me and looks great.

blindboy · 11-13-2009, 08:10 PM

Sit down and play

Mace · 11-14-2009, 05:06 AM

For a mandolin long gone I had a F style dude strap made with an extra long loop end by calculating the size by measuring what I needed to get over the headstock,down the neck and stretched to fit under the fretboard. A great one piece look and as I recall no extra cost. Just a thought. I wish I had one for my Weber Bitterroot. I have what I believe to be a long hollow softie that has ties that allow me to tie it under the fretboard. Not bad but the dude was a more custom look.

07-04-2004, 08:32 AM	#2
jcs271 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NW Montana Posts: 87	The neck is a dovetail,,,,NO BOLTS! __________________ I will give up my Collings "A" when they pry it from my cold dead hands!

07-08-2004, 05:54 AM	#5
Bradley Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 659	I had one put on my Collings....The trick is that the truss rod comes down and makes a right angle into the heel,making it very easy to hit with the screw. __________________ Ellis F5 #87

11-03-2009, 10:01 PM	#7
terzinator Lost my boots in transit Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 87	Re: Collings MT I know this is a five-year-old thread, but any new thinking on this? Possible MT incoming, and was just noticing the old strap-button dilemma kicking around in the brain area. __________________ - Chris Collings MT \| Martin 000-18GE \| Martin 000-15S \| Martin CEO-4R

11-04-2009, 06:20 AM	#8
250sc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Berkley, MI Posts: 1,547	Re: Collings MT The only 2 choices I'd consider are 1. strap tied under the fingerboard (no modifications to mando) or 2. Strap button (drill a small hole in heal of neck). I've never liked straps tied to the peghead.

11-04-2009, 11:57 AM	#9
Rob Gerety Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vermont - Upper Valley Posts: 820	Re: Collings MT I much prefer my strap attached to the peg head. Go figure. __________________ Rob G. Vermont

07-03-2004, 09:15 PM	#1
Jeff Baldwin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 68	As anyone put a neck heel strap button on a Collings MT? I've got one....amazing little beast....and I want to attach the strap at the heel of the neck. An email to Collings returned a response that they don't recomment it..and suggest tying the strap to the peg head. I don't like the balance...at all. While I know the recommend no heel button, perhaps its because they don't want responsibility for badly mounted buttons. They detail on their website how to put a strap button on a quitar. What is the neck joint of the MT ...dovetail? or bolton... Any help or experiences would be helpful... Thanks Jeff

07-06-2004, 06:42 AM	#3
250sc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Berkley, MI Posts: 1,547	When I got my at Elderly the put a button on it while I waited for it. No problems.

07-07-2004, 11:56 PM	#4
rixter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 75	Doesn't it have an elevated fingerboard like the MT2? I think it works fine to run the strap cord under the neck and fingerboard and it rides something like the strap on a scroll model without having to drill holes or anything.

07-09-2004, 12:59 PM	#6
sonnyjammer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 79	Don't do it, I use a leather shoelace and run it under the fretboard as suggested above. Works fine for me.

11-04-2009, 12:29 PM	#10
rainy512day Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Klamath Falls, Or Posts: 6	Re: Collings MT I got my MT used and it came with a neck heel strap button. I tried using it for awhile but the MT didn't feel balanced. I switched to attaching the strap to the peghead.

11-05-2009, 09:11 AM	#12
Chunky But Funky Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 163	Re: Collings MT I just posted the reply in the "A" style strap button thread, so I thought I would copy it here: I wrap a Planet Waves acoustic quick release around the heel and under the elevated fretboard of my Collings. I just got the two pictured in this thread, but I used it successfully on my MT's for a few years. No modification to the mando and the same balance point as installing a strap button. You can see half of the quick release in the pictures on both mandos. Doug __________________ Red Penguin Rentals - High end outboard recording rentals (Pgh, PA) Mics from Neuman, Korby Audio & Royer Pres from AMS-Neve, API, Manley & Millenia Comps from Manley, Empirical Labs & Purple "Cedar makes for excellent soundhole sniffing" Steve Miklas - Acoustic Music Works

11-09-2009, 01:30 PM	#13
LaVonne Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 86	Re: Collings MT I have strap buttons on the treble side of the heal on my MT2 and MT-Oval.

11-13-2009, 06:46 PM	#14
Terry W. Harvey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: auburn, california Posts: 33	Re: Collings MT I also used a heavy leather bootlace from our local western/tack shop. Hitch-looped it through a new Dudette braided strap and then attached it under the fingerboard extension. Works great, balanced enough for me and looks great. __________________ "Its never too late to be what we might have been" '09 Collings MT Mandolin Ivoroid binding w/ 1 3/16" nut '06 Weber STE F Style Mandolin '03 Martin D 16 RGT Guitar Bongos and a cheap but sweet lil' ukulele

11-13-2009, 08:10 PM	#15
blindboy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13	Re: Collings MT Sit down and play __________________ Old Time Is Not A Crime...

11-14-2009, 05:06 AM	#16
Mace Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RI Posts: 212	Re: Collings MT For a mandolin long gone I had a F style dude strap made with an extra long loop end by calculating the size by measuring what I needed to get over the headstock,down the neck and stretched to fit under the fretboard. A great one piece look and as I recall no extra cost. Just a thought. I wish I had one for my Weber Bitterroot. I have what I believe to be a long hollow softie that has ties that allow me to tie it under the fretboard. Not bad but the dude was a more custom look.

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