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Location: Irvine, CA | Hi everybody!
How come I can't find an Ovation Guitar Strap in the OFC Store???
I wanna have one to put on my new 6778 LX when it arrives. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Ovation Hasn't Sold Guitar Straps In a long time. It would be a neat idea to have a OFC Guitar Strap sold in the OFC Store. I'm not sure of the cost involved. But my guess is They's sell alot of them. I'd buy some myself. |
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Location: Irvine, CA | Yeah!
If everyone who would by a OFC-strap could send a post here, then they would know how many they'd sell right away and I guess that would make it a bit easier for them to calculate their return of investment.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I have been researching it, and think I found a source. It is actually pretty easy to get straps made, but I have been searching for the OEM of "THE" strap that I use all the time. Stay tuned. |
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Location: SoCal | just got seven more Levy's MS880 (burgandy/black leather) this morning...like to have a good strap on each of the guitars.
best strap I have ever had is the 3" non-padded leather carved Martin strap - still looking good after 24 years.
good leather acoustic style strap - I'm in... |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Like I said Before Miles, I'd Buy it! with the Incorporation of the Ovation Logo into teh OFC Merchandise. It would be the next best thing to owning a Genuine Ovation Guitar Strap. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Press on McDuff!
But no Mauve!!! |
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Location: south east Michigan | I was looking at straps the other day so I'm in the market. Yeah, I'd buy one.
Brad |
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Location: NC | I am in the market for two straps........one for my Elite LX on the way and for my Walden D550T. |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Originally posted by Elite LX:
I am in the market for two straps........one for my Elite LX on the way and for my Walden D550T.
I need two as well, one for my Legend and one for my Yairi. I like canvas ones, though and hey they are much cheaper. Elite LX, how you likin' that Walden? I think they are great for the $. |
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Location: NC | I like the Walden very much...........great sound and quality. paid $425 for acoustic with case. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Good Move Miles, everybody needs a strap. |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | O STRAP... COUNT ME IN FOR ONE !!!
AB |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Miles: I want two -- one for my mandolin, so don't forget to get mando straps as well. |
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Location: Tennessee | Make sure there's at least one in the inventory for me. |
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| one here! |
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Location: SoCal | Man, I don't need no stinkin' strap for just my three chords, but lets see what Miles comes up with. Might be able to use it to tie up the kids or dogs. |
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Location: NC | I forgot to express my type of strap...............maybe a 2 1/2 inch wide and taper near the ends in a black soft leather. |
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Location: NJ | and I thought getting a guitar done was difficult
have at it miles! |
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Location: Central Florida | Count me in too...
Depending on cost, I might be in for half a dozen or more!
Jeff |
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Location: Monroe, Ohio (Cincinnati) | I have been looking for a strap like one I purchased probably 20 years ago.
It is still in great shape. It was called a Fretsling. It is made of a very deep brown, thick leather, and is cut in a very shallow sort of backward S shape. It is 3" wide and has an adjustable tale strap 1" wide. It is by far the most comfortable strap I have ever tried. It lays perfectly flat over your shoulder and across your back. This design spreads the weight of your guitar evenly across you shoulder and back.
If I could find them I would buy 2 or even 3.
I have even thought about making them myself and reselling them. Another one of those around tuit things. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I'm in for at least one. I'll trust Miles on this---if he's got a favorite one, I'll bet it's good.
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Hey Miles, what's happening with the OFC guitar straps, don't recal a consensus, of the design either, I assume it might have the OFC logo, on leather...
ANY news, is it:
Still alive...
DOA...
Playing 2nd fiddle to OFC special edition guitar, deal with factory?????????????????????????????????
AB |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I'll need a couple. |
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Location: Kent, England | Great idea! Especially keen on the idea of a guitar and a mandolin strap.
Cheers
Terry |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Is there a chance we could special order a 2 3/4 wide mauve strap? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I hear Al has already ordered 250 of those for his own personal use! :D |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | I'd be in for a couple of straps, mando one would be nice....
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Location: Converse, Texas | I'll take two leather guitar straps, and one for my mando! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I could go for 1 or 2 guitar straps and a mando strap. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm in, but only if the strap is blue. Not too blue. Just a shade darker than a sunny spring day. Not powder blue, that's too light. Fading to lighter buttermilk white on the edges, please. The edges should be double sewn. I would also prefer if the hardware was plastic, but make sure its the sturdy resin based kind and not just injection molded. If molded, please ensure that the edges are smooth. Also please make sure the end pin holes are no bigger than 15mm. I could use as small as 12 mm if I had to. The holes should be double reinforced. Lastly, please make sure the straps come boxed and not just in plastic bags. The chemicals from the bag tend to seep into the fabric of the strap. |
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Location: Midland, MI | I don't have a strap/straps for any of my guitars, so I'd be interested. Not particularly concerned about the details, as long as the price is right.
Once we get this out of the way, maybe we could do some OFC coil cables! :D |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Miles,
It looks like people are still interested.I always need extra Guitar straps and an OFC One would look great on my elite. |
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Location: closely held secret | Bump.
Miles? Did this ever go anywhere? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I'm curious too. |
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Location: Toronto | Oh man - I'd need a few guitar straps, and I'm in for a mando straps as well... And before Tim jumps in - how about a banjo strap too!!!
Dano |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...banjo straps? where??huh? who said that? how much??? |
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| string was good enough for Woody G. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I knew someone would want a mando strap.
How about a Uke strap?
I like Levy's straps 2 1/2 width. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I thought of using some patches of velco on my shirt and uke to keep it in place.
I'm okay now...I'm back on my meds and they're starting to kick in. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | A twelve year old kid once told me, "Jeff, you're nuts and I should know, cause I'm medicated."
True story. I laughed so hard I needed a hernia examine. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by schroeder:
string was good enough for Woody G. Nobody swung at this one???? |
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Location: closely held secret | I thought about it. It was just cryptic enough to make me shy away. |
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Location: NJ | I thought about it, but . . .
y'know, if y'start swingin' at ALL of 'em,
y'end up looking like Wesley Snipes in "Major League" . . . |
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Location: East Tennessee | How would the straps look in Mauve??? |
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| I'd buy a strap. Count me in. |
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Location: WV | Count me in. Additionally maybe we could have a sort of "contest" to see who comes up with the best design/logo. |
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Location: Valparaiso, FL | Yeah I need one too |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I thought I had posted this, but maybe it was an email to someone. I have yet to find a distributer for a decent strap at a decent price. Most places want to sell you a few hundred at least before they will even talk. Now having said that, if you don't care what kind of strap you get, than that is an option I guess. |
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| Tony I bought "Franklin" custom leather straps for my Acoustics! Hands down the most comfortable straps made. Non-padded double layered W/nice stitching. All my Basses have Padded straps.
I would love to see an OFC strap that has the OFC embroidered on it but also the Multi Hole design incorporated on these, somewhere? Can't imagine Ovation would have a problem with this, considering it is the Ovation Fan Club!
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Location: south east Michigan | A scenerio....
1) After lots of effort, Miles comes up with a way to obtain an OFC strap. He gives us a general description. NO CUSTOM REQUESTS! If the deal he works out is for a mauve strap...that's it.
2) Miles asks for, and recieves commitmets from 30 members to buy a strap.
3) Then, these 30 folks send in the money for the straps.
4) When Miles receives payment for all 30, he pulls the trigger on the deal with his supplier.
5) We wait patiently for our custom order to arrive.
This way Miles and the OFC store will not get stuck with inventory that might take to long to move. We get a nice custom made strap and can finally end this thread. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Maybe the straps can be numbered #1 through #whatever.
Hey...you get your thrills where you can. |
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| I'm not about to apply for Miles' job any time soon. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I know...I know. Miles and Al do alot of pro-bono work on our behalf. I'm not taking that for granted.
Although it's not full compensation, I'll pour them a Rusty Nail at the OFC tour. |
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Location: south east Michigan | And I'm not saying that the OFC upkeep fund should not benefit from this project. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I added my name to the list back in October. If there is a new list get me on that one too. I will take at least 1 Ovation strap. |
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Location: Hastings, Michigan | I like the short, nilon-woven, straps that I can leave on the bottom peg of the guitar in the case. That way there is less time from thinkin' to strumin'. |
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