Strap for a Martin Style C

[red7flag]

I was wondering what strap you would recommend for a Martin Style C from the 30's and how does it attach? Thank you in advance.

[mandroid]

FAQ.. :whistling:

If it has an end button the other end goes around the headstock

Can You Tie a Knot in Parachute Cord?

how about a Uke strap, hooking onto the sound hole? (I use one with my D'Jangolin)


Lots of players didn't need a strap .. Dave Apollon ,

and Jethro Burns for his whole era with Homer Haynes


just tuck your arm under it a bit ..


Or sit in a chair .. typical Pub sessions are sitting around a table.. handy to the pints..





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[rickbella]

Martin Style C mandos don't have an end button. But you can install one by removing the single screw in the tailpiece and then screwing in a strap button. Here is a selection of buttons at Greg Boyd's House of Fine Instruments: https://gregboyd.com/product/strap-button-nickel/

Then, you can use some straps originally intended for F-styles. You need to find one that laces around the headstock just north of the nut. The other end of the strap has to have a buttonhole. Here's a possibility, again at Greg Boyd's: https://gregboyd.com/product/levys-leather-mandolin-strap/

Good luck with it.

[rcc56]

I just thread a nylon boot lace through the channel in the bottom of the tailpiece and make a knot.

[allenhopkins]

A thong that will thread through the tailpiece and tie around the headstock above the nut is what I use on my Style A. The Martin mandolins are so light that a thin strap is all you need -- needn't worry about padding on your shoulder or fancy adjustability. I have acquired a number of lengths of leather thong at a now-defunct local craft store, in several thicknesses (or should I say thinnesses?).

I'd avoid adding a strap button unless you're really set on it.

[EdHanrahan]

Rather than just above the nut, I tie on thru the tuners to avoid fretting-hand interference.

[pops1]

Rather than just above the nut, I tie on thru the tuners to avoid fretting-hand interference.

+1 I do this also, it is more comfortable out of the way.

[red7flag]

Thank you all for your suggestions.

[John Bertotti]

When I decide to use one I do the same. I don't use a strap to hold the instrument up but to catch it if for some reason I do slip up and drop it. Hasn't happened yet but cheap insurance just in case. I was bumped once and it did slip out from under my picking arm but the fretting hand was able to hold. That's when I decided it was cheap insurance.