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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by Tupperware:
3 of the 4 players in those videos are using straps while playing seated. Dave I almost always use a strap while practicing seated on a stool. This frees up both my hands to tend to music sheets, make notes, move stuff around on the music stands, etc. This is most critical with the 1651 in light of its heavy neck. Without a good fitting strap, I lose one hand completely just keeping the guitar in my lap. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I don't need a strap unless I'm standing, which is rare.
While you're struggling with the way it feels, concentrate on how fantastic it sounds. |
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Location: Sun City, California | Originally posted by Kawazukiman:
Well, I installed a strap button on the treble side of the heel--into the wood. Left the original one intact. Guitar now hangs vertically like it should--much improved for playing while standing, which I do alot. Thanks for everyone's input. What kind of strap button did you use?
I also want to leave the original one and install a second one. |
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Location: New York | Generic strap button removed from Strat when I installed straplocks. I did, however, shorten the screw with Dremel tool--there's not a lot of wood around the heel. Also drilled pilot hole slightly smaller than screw to avoid possible splitting of wood. |
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Location: Sun City, California | Originally posted by Kawazukiman:
Generic strap button removed from Strat when I installed straplocks. I did, however, shorten the screw with Dremel tool--there's not a lot of wood around the heel. Also drilled pilot hole slightly smaller than screw to avoid possible splitting of wood. Thank you!
Does anyone know if an "Ovation" button can be purchased? |
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Location: closely held secret | They use straplock buttons now. |
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Location: Sun City, California | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
They use straplock buttons now. Where can you buy these same ones? |
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Location: closely held secret | I get the Fender Strap Locks at GC (might as well keep it in the family).
I've found them to be reliable and compatible with the stock buttons CT uses. You can't just buy the buttons (that I know of), you have to buy the set. Still, at the price, I get the peace of mind knowing my precious isn't going to fall on it's head when I bend over to pick up my pick.
Or, you could try contacting Ovation customer service and see if they'll sell you a button. Stranger things have happened... |
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Location: Sun City, California | I was hoping to find something that looks like the one I already have on. |
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Location: Utah | Dunlop Strap Locks are what come standard these days. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
I get the Fender Strap Locks at GC (might as well keep it in the family).
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Location: Scotland | These are the Dunlop straplocks used on the vast majority of current USA Ovations
Dunlop straplocks |
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Location: closely held secret | My mistake!!!! Thanks for correcting that, Paul.
I just checked, and mine are Dunlop. My apologies, I've had a day from hell at work.
Dunlop.
Dunlop.
Dunlop.... |
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Location: Sun City, California | So, you actually get one strap button and two strap attachments? |
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Location: Utah | You get two buttons to attach to the guitar, including screws. You also get two clips that go on your strap, one on each end. The clip consists of several parts and it snaps together in the hole in your strap that you normally slip over the button on the guitar.
Hope that made sense. Two complete assemblies, including parts for the guitar side and for the strap side of the system. Enough to do one guitar and one strap. |
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Location: Sun City, California | Cool. Thank you!
Oh, I didn't see any felt in the picture, I'm assuming they are included. |
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Location: New York | If anyone's interested, I uploaded pictures to the gallery of the new strap button and the anti-slippage tape. Thanks for the help. |
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Location: Sun City, California | How can you find a specific upload? |
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