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[alespa]

Here's my Mid-Mo M1 with ebony upgrade and The Bailey Strap - black leather double-braid strap from Loren Bailey.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/48/m1fronttopdown1rb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9700/m1back5ez.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9031/m1tunersside1kr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[GBG]

The M1 is supposed to have mahogany back and sides?

[G_Smolt]

here's a homemade strap, 4-strand round braid...

[alespa]

Right you are. I was, er, testing you to see if you knew what I was talking 'bout #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif I went ahead and changed it so as not to confuse myself.

[b.pat]

Here is one of Randy King straps.

[Dfyngravity]

how killer is that combo!!!?

b.pat, that is a stunning mandolin and strap. I think I need to wash the drool off my keyboard now.

[AlanN]

Here's a crummy picker with a crummy mandolin with a crummy strap.

[mythicfish]

Jesus wept!

[Scotti Adams]

Heres a pick of the deer-hide strap that I got from Randy King a month or so ago..nice strap....Yea..Alan..I agree hes not much of a player...nice strap tho http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[kyblue]

Hey, that Randy King strap would look nice with my next mandolin (right, John, or can you see the picture?) # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Paula

[Mojo]

My Breedlove with a Loren Bailey strap - any guy with the name Loren has to okay #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Loren Bookbinder

http://static.flickr.com/49/105965580_cb211dec3c_b.jpg

[ronlane3]

kyblue, I can get you in touch with Randy. He sells on here, but I have his information. I have 3 of his straps although, I'm selling one to a friend this weekend, so I'll have to get another off of him.

[kyblue]

Thanks, Ron. The mandolin I'm speaking of (Black faced oval hole flat top, quilted maple top/sides/pickguard) is still at the concept stage, so it's nothing I need anytime soon.

Paula

[Martin Jonas]

Just to link the strap thread with the one on harp mandolins (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=27;t=32934), the photo below is from <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEOTECH-SUPER-PADDED-MANDOLIN-STRAP-A-OR-F-STYLE-gnms_W0QQitemZ7395030840QQcategoryZ7266QQ
&lt;br&gt;rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">this</a> Ebay listing, offering the strap, but not the mandolin for sale...

Martin

[littledonnie]

Here is a one I made for my Eastman. I have a second one completed and will post it in the clasifieds as soon as I take pictures of it.

[littledonnie]

New strap going up on classified section.
Inspired when repent wanted a christian themed strap. Couldn't quite get the lettering style right for Repent but decided to carry on with the idea.

[Jerry Byers]

This is my new strap from Lauren Dudenbostel. It has a core material to prevent stretching. Very nice work.

[F5G WIZ]

Pat, that strap matches you Driftwood #6 perfectly! #Did you happen to find it in those colors or did you have it made? #Here is mine. #Actually found this strap(?) laying on the ground at a local lake when I was fishing one day. #This mando is for sale by the way, in the classifieds and on Ebay.

[alespa]

My new Bailey Strap . . .

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8310/buttonabstrap47it.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[JEStanek]

Looks great on there alespa.

Jamie

[DryBones]

Matt, I love the multi-color! I see you went with the nickel strap button too....looks just great!

[Amandalyn]

Are the Bailey straps comfortable? Anybody tried the parachute chord? Is it comfy & does it stretch?

[Doug Edwards]

My new Bailey strap. I have not had much time to do much more than put it on. Looks good though.

[f5joe]

Handwoven f5joe-made strap:

http://www.lilypix.com/photos/data/1f0e3dad99908345f7439f8ffabdffc4/65_p51497.jpg

[alespa]

Are the Bailey straps comfortable? Anybody tried the parachute chord? Is it comfy & does it stretch?
Amandalyn . . . I have two Bailey Straps, a double-braid black one for two shoulders and the triple-braid for one shoulder (gives me an excuse to have two) . . . both are very comfortable. Part of this could be that Mid-Mo's are very light. Even so, I don't really notice the strap after I've put it on. Usually my focus is on playing, listening, and trying to hear that melody line in my head. What I like about these is the quality of the leather, not too soft, not too stiff, not to mention the craftsmanship.

Jason, thanks, I actually like the triple braid being wider by virtue of the braid. Everyone here who's seen it really likes, so I know it's not just me.

[Gail Hester]

Here’s a strap that I made from a couple old leather belts. I made leather beads so they wouldn’t scratch the mando. My husband still uses this one even though he has a pile of fancier ones, go figure.

[Greenmando]

I'll take some pics of our Dude's tomorrow.
I would try tonight, but I have had a bit too much 18 year old single malt tonight.

[Bill Halsey]

This dog leash has been my fav for decades
(good 'nuf for Mon, good 'nuf for me)...

[LateBloomer]

I just put a Kangaroo #Braided #Strap on my Unicorn. #(Purchased the strap from Carmel Music Company.)

[LateBloomer]

... and now #a close up view.

[AlanN]

This dog leash has been my fav for decades
(good 'nuf for Mon, good 'nuf for me)...
Nice looking '5', mind sharing what it is?

[Bill Halsey]

Thanks, AlanN -- It's my old beater I made back in the '70s.

[testore]

Billbows is SOOOOO modest. He's hands down the best bowmaker in the country, top 5 in the WORLD. The top mando builders should be thanking Bill for making bows. His hands are second to none and if he had continued with Gibsons mando resurection project he would be the most sought after builder on this board and his waiting list would be longer than anyone's. I've sold several of his bows and he is THAT GOOD. Enough can't be said for his abilities, I'm happy to call him a friend.
Gary

[Bill Halsey]

Mutual I'm sure on that friendship, testore.
And I'd be more than happy to have your waiting list. Talk about hands...

[carleshicks]

Billbows are you the bill that used to play mandolin with sweet corn in Kalamazoo.

[Lane Pryce]

Thanks, AlanN -- It's my old beater I made back in the '70s.
Fooled me cause I thought it had quite alot of "Lloyd" appeal to it. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Lp

[Bill Halsey]

Thanx for the thumbs-up, JLP... It's the new camera, actually http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Bill Halsey]

Billbows are you the Bill that used to play mandolin with Sweetcorn in Kalamazoo?
Sort of the same, Carles... but some older now.

[carleshicks]

I don't know if you remeber but My dad, Ken Hicks and his buddy Bob Tack( the dulcimer builder) use to jam with you every once in a while.

[cooper4205]

thinest morgan monroe strap i could find for my 380s (thanks Mandolin Store), had to modify it (i.e. do some cuttin') to get it just right



http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/mando2.jpg

[DryBones]

cooper,
too long? I found the same thing with a MM strap I bought a while back. IMO 48" is way too long for most mando straps unless you like to sling 'em low. how do you like that thin braid? I almost bought one but was scared away by the length.

[cooper4205]

i like it alot, it's comfortable over both shoulders or just one, which i have switched to with this strap. it was pretty long, but it is thin enough to tie around a strap button so that's what i did and then i cut the loop of the end. now it works perfect. when i get home from work i'll post a pic of how i fixed it to show you what i'm talking about.

if you play an f-syle though, it would work (without cutting) if you used it over both shoulders and put it on the top notch. hope that helps