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Topic: Dobro advice |
John Harmon
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 11:00 am |
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| Hi all, I have a dobro that I like very well and I would like a good strap for it, preferably one that locks on somehow. Any suggestions, or any that you are well pleased with. Thanks for any input, John |
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Howard Parker
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Maryland
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 12:05 pm
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I have the Schaller strap lock installed on all of my resonator guitars. Actually, they all come from the Beard shop that way.
Independent of what strap you end up with, you'll install half of the lock on the strap and the end pin will replace the end pin on your guitar.
This means you must release tension on the strings to remove and replace the existing pin for the strap lock.
As far as squareneck specific straps, a variety of sources including Click Here!
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 12:09 pm
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The Beard shop/resophonic outfitters also carries the lock.
Click Here!
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John Harmon
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 8:23 am
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| Thanks for answering Howard. Forgot to mention it has a pickup in it (doesn't work too well either) and no end pin, just a place to plug into. Maybe I just plug something into it with a strap on. Just don't want to drop it. |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 9:46 am
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| Thanks for answering Howard. Forgot to mention it has a pickup in it (doesn't work too well either) and no end pin, just a place to plug into. Maybe I just plug something into it with a strap on. Just don't want to drop it. |
I dislike that configuration. This typically means that the original hole has to be plugged and redrilled for an end pin. The pickup jack then gets relocated below the end pin.
I can't think of another way to get the strap lock (at least the Schaller) properly installed.
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Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 10:10 am
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I agree, as is usually the case, with Howard. This is “the right way.” There may be other right ways.
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 10:16 am
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 1:47 pm
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Hey John - straps, like the guitars, come in a wide variety of prices.
No idea what you’re willing to spend, and you didn’t mention the make of your guitar. The straps that Beard sells will certainly do the job, but the Cadillac of dobro straps are made by Bobby Poff and his family in Wyoming. I have a pair of them, one for dobro and another for standing lap steel.
I acquired the first one in 2007. Poff straps are pricey, but to me they are well worth it. Especially if you’re playing standing for a long period of time.
People often think the best guitar strap is one of a soft flexy material, which might be fine for regular guitar because it’s resting against your chest. But the side of a dobro is resting against your hip or midsection, and it is sort of “cantilevered” out from your body. The whole endeavor is a little more awkward than playing a standard guitar standing up. The Poff strap is made of a heavier grade of leather, and the material is relatively stiff compared to most guitar straps. The firmness give the player good support.
When I play standing with these straps I feel really dialed in, like when I played baseball in my younger years with a high quality glove, and if I were running down a ball in the outfield I was confident I would catch it once I got there. Many years ago I would play dobro standing with cheaper, sort of floppy straps, and I often would be adjusting them and it to be a distraction. This never happens with my Poff strap.
https://www.bluegrassgear.com/collections/poff-straps
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Chase Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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John Harmon
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2022 1:44 pm
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| Mark it's a Jerry Douglas model Dobro, and since most of my playing is in a jam session I don't want to go overboard with the price. I will look at the links you fellas sent though. Thanks |
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Jonathan Scherer
From:
Stehekin, Washington
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Posted 25 Nov 2022 6:30 pm Lakota Leathers
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Lakota Leathers
https://www.lakotaleathers.com/products/resonator/
makes nice inexpensive straps. Players are always upgrading, so I was able to buy a used one for $45,
a year ago right here on the SGF Amps and Accessories page.
It is 3" wide.
I use a Schaller lock on the tailpiece end pin, located like Ken's photo above, with the pickup jack below.
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Marty Broussard
From:
Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2022 8:12 am
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Bruce Bjork
From:
Southern Coast of Maine
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Posted 27 Nov 2022 6:14 am
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I use a Danco rubber faucet washer, #61805B 1 1/4" diameter, 1/6" thick, 1/4.
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John Harmon
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2022 4:49 am
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| Just to let anyone interested know, I went with the cinchfit. Works well and I can move it to my regular guitar. Thanks Chase |
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Chase Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2022 6:30 am
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| You're welcome. I one dropped a very fine Larrivee I used to own. I was recording and when I reached up to adjust my headphones, the strap let go. Since then, I secure my straps. |
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