Re: Strap button location
Originally Posted by
Ivan Kelsall
This is where i placed a strap button on my 'once owned' Weber "A" style.I don't like buttons on the neck,as they get in the way of my left hand when playing up the neck. However,these days i much prefer the 'no button' way of doing it as per the pic.of the Collings mandolin - a thong running under the fingerboard extension,
Ivan
I actually can't stand this location. To me it makes the strap hang weird and allows the instrument to flop forward. Placing it on the treble side of the heel of the neck balances the mandolin a lot better IMO. I have had four guitars which came with the button located on the back of the heel - an Epi SG, an Ibanez AW30, a Danelectro 59O, and an Epi SJ-200. I relocated every one of them but the SG. If I could figure out a place to put it on the SG I would move that one, too. On the two acoustics I put the button on the bottom of the heel. The Dano's went on the bass horn like a normal electric guitar. I hate the strap button on the back of the heel.
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