a braided string strap

[rfd]

i make my own mando straps by braiding butcher's string. cost? maybe a few bucks if ya don't already have the string, and about 20 minutes time. does it work well? heck yeah. try one.

[MediumMando5722]

I've made a bunch of braided straps, but I always end up going back to leather.

What kind of mando is that? Looks nice.

[rfd]

i like the super suppleness of a string braid. anyhoo, that's and oregon kim breedlove built quartz FF. lovely tone and playability.

[ukenukem]

That's a great idea! I bet the average household has other long thin materials laying around for braiding. I think for my next mandolin strap I will look at the local Goodwill for a long narrow cloth belt to modify. I have done that before with ukuleles.

[Elliot Luber]

I just took 50 inches of paracord, tied a slipknot at one end and made a loop to a retraced figure eight knot (much easier than it sounds) at the other. It's worked well for a year now. No issues.

[mandroid]

Macrame and a lot of cordage art was created by sailors with nothing but water as far as the eye could see, in all directions,

..and time on their hands...

[rfd]

I just took 50 inches of paracord, tied a slipknot at one end and made a loop to a retraced figure eight knot (much easier than it sounds) at the other. It's worked well for a year now. No issues.

that's well and good and more than does the job and only takes but seconds.

however, the results don't look as good (to me) as a string braided mando strap.

[Steve Ostrander]

I have an American ff for my gigging mandolin. Looks identical to your quartz.

[GTison]

I have a very long multi-colored boot string Id guess, on one mandolin.