Handcrafted from cleaned and reconditioned select old/vintage leather, each strap is a unique creation and inherently different from every other one. The leather could have distress marks, indentations, surface cracking and other blemishes naturally acquired over the years. These straps are made for daily use and each shoulder piece is lined with new suede leather.

 

 
Text Box: Vintage Instrument Straps

Guitar/ Banjo # 225

 

 A large size strap for a dreadnaught guitar or Mastertone style banjo.

 

 If you like a little extra support from your instrument straps this 12” long and 2.5” wide shoulder piece will do the trick. The leather is great quality and very flexible and I added the hand sewed edge stitching to improve the flexibility and give it a more distinguished look. The distressed level is low with no checking and a just a few surface wrinkles and no noteworthy battle scars. The surface is smooth with a shiny patina.

 

 The 5/8” wide western rein strap that I matched to the reddish brown shoulder piece is excellent quality leather and it fits snug in the carefully cut and shaped strap slots. The surface is smooth and check free and the shiny patina matches that of the shoulder piece.

 

 At under 8 ounces, this is a very lightweight strap, but will comfortably support the heaviest of guitars or banjos. $85 plus shipping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Text Box: The ideal strap to compliment a fine vintage instrument or a quality new one.

Guitar/Banjo # 233

SOLD

 Very old shoulder piece leather with original hand tooled floral pattern, a bit over 11” long and 2 1/8” wide. The pattern was originally cut pretty deep and is still quite visible although some of the fine details have worn down over the years. The leather is very soft and supple, thin and lightweight, and has some color shading and light surface checks that give it a medium distressed appearance. The edge stitching is new waxed harness thread hand sewed into the original needle holes.

 

 Neatly attached to each end of the shoulder piece is an old 5/8” wide western rein strap that is equally distressed looking and a great color match. I skived down the thickness to 3/16” and the leather is butter soft and flexible and very nice quality old stuff. The ends that are looped thru the shoulder piece have been skived thin for a neat connection and secured with a dab of leather glue and a leather thong.

 

 $95 plus shipping, including a custom fit to your specs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guitar/Banjo # 238

SOLD

 A mildly distressed leather strap in an eye-catching reddish brown color.

 

 The slightly oversized shoulder piece measures 12” long and 2 ½” wide.  The older leather is a little thinner than most of my shoulder pieces and really soft and flexible. Nice quality stuff, no checking, lightly surface wrinkled and no major battle scars. I added the edge stitching to this one to enhance the appearance and it also makes the shoulder piece even more flexible and it will perfectly form to your shoulder and still give great support for a full size guitar or banjo.

 

 The 5/8” wide English leather hand laced strap is a perfect color and character match to the shoulder piece and they look like an original pair. It’s nice quality leather, well broken in and with a surface wrinkling similar to the shoulder piece.

 

 This one certainly looks like a strap that has seen some action but its just nice enough to  look great on a new guitar or banjo as well as a classic instrument. I might be able to finish this one as long as 58” if needed. $130 plus shipping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Text Box: The instrument straps pictured here are currently for sale. I ship by Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation—if it’s not delivered I’ll return your money. If you’re interested in one, email me and we’ll chat. I’ll custom fit and finish each strap to the length and attachment points given by the buyer. Most mandolin straps would work for a small guitar or open-back banjo if you like a small shoulder piece, and most guitar straps would work for a heavy five-string banjo.

Guitar/Banjo/Dobro

# 237

SOLD

 

 Very nice, mildly distressed vintage leather instrument strap with an original, hand sewn “Infinity” pattern on the shoulder piece.

 

 The oversized shoulder piece measures 14” long by 2 ½” wide. I removed all of the original stitching along each edge and in the Infinity pattern and replaced it with new waxed harness thread, hand sewn into the original needle holes, which pretty much kills an evening and a bottle of Shade Mountain’s finest. The leather is in very nice shape with some light surface wrinkles and minor shading and very flexible. You might be able to roll this one into a coil and stash it in the case compartment.

 

 Attached to each end of the shoulder piece with leather thongs and a drop of glue is an old and beautiful quality western rein strap 5/8” wide. The leather is very soft and flexible and I did not skive down the thickness except for the couple of inches that wraps around each end of the shoulder piece. The color and character go well with the shoulder piece.

 

 Regardless of the larger size shoulder piece and the full thickness of the 5/8” strap this one will still weigh in at less than ½ lb. If you’ve got broad shoulders and a guitar, dobro or banjo in need of a nice strap, this might be a perfect candidate. $135 plus shipping.

 

 

 

 

We’re off to the OATS Bluegrass Festival 7/2 thru 7/6 and I’ll be unable to respond to email or strap orders during that time.  I’ll update the website with a few more vintage straps early next week.