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360Ovation
Posted 2015-08-01 10:34 PM (#514016)
Subject: Strap button question


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Location: SW Mintsoda		My "new" 1992 L717 arrived yesterday, and I'm wondering about the odd strap buttons. Not buttons at all, but some kind of washers screwed into the body.

I took the washer off and used the screws to attach a couple standard strap buttons. But what's up?

Here's a couple pics...





Thanks!
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JeffR
Posted 2015-08-02 5:15 AM (#514022 - in reply to #514016)
Subject: Re: Strap button question


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Posts: 29

Location: USA/Maryland		My guess is that the previous owner was home-player that always played seated. He didn't need the strap buttons. He just used the screws and decorative recessed washers to do a neat job concealing the holes.

I saw your other post..... beautiful guitar. Natural tops are my favorite, especially when they have some age to them. Congrats.

Edited by JeffR 2015-08-02 5:28 AM
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Damon67
Posted 2015-08-02 11:05 AM (#514029 - in reply to #514016)
Subject: Re: Strap button question



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Location: Jet City		Maybe he couldn't find a left handed strap
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Matt_B
Posted 2015-08-02 1:28 PM (#514038 - in reply to #514016)
Subject: Re: Strap button question


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Location: Urbana, IL		It's also possible that the previous owner elected to semi-permanently attach the strap to the guitar. Some folks do that for gigging guitars or if they just plain never play the guitar without a strap.
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MWoody
Posted 2015-08-02 9:47 PM (#514057 - in reply to #514016)
Subject: Re: Strap button question



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Location: Upper Left USA		I like the previous answer best!
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360Ovation
Posted 2015-08-03 1:58 PM (#514070 - in reply to #514038)
Subject: Re: Strap button question


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Location: SW Mintsoda
Matt_B - 2015-08-02 1:28 PM

It's also possible that the previous owner elected to semi-permanently attach the strap to the guitar. Some folks do that for gigging guitars or if they just plain never play the guitar without a strap.


>>DING<
Like MWoody, I think we have a winner here; this makes the most sense to me as well. I'm assuming when the guitar got traded in the original strap buttons were long gone.

I just happened to have a set of gold strap locks like I see on most Ovations in my parts bin (can't remember the brand?), so on they went - looks perfect (although I don't know if they used these particular strap buttons in '92; my '03/'04 Legend had these on it...).
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