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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on February 6, 2018 at 9:34am

No I haven’t done that but I can see it working as long as placement is correct good luck .

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Permalink Reply by JL on February 7, 2018 at 2:17am

when you buy a strap from a commercial shop, they often come with a shoe-lace to tie around the headstock (under the strings between the nut and the tuners) for attaching the strap up there.

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Permalink Reply by David McQueen on February 9, 2018 at 5:07am

I know your pain. I am thinking of adding a wood piece to the front of the box to extend it far enough to achieve balance.

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Permalink Reply by Paul W. McGuire on February 9, 2018 at 5:53am

I don’t want to have a shoe lace around the headstock because I have the cigar band super glued to the headstock and it looks great and I don’t want to tear it up.  That’s why I was thinking about a strap button on the back of the headstock.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on February 9, 2018 at 7:07am

A strap button on the back of the headstock not only won't look good, but will probably cause your git to flop forward, how about this....

was done on a martin, and how it might look on yours, use a leather strap close to the color of your headstock

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Permalink Reply by Paul W. McGuire on February 9, 2018 at 7:18am

Ok, thats definitely a good idea, I will try to find something I can use for that.  Thanks for the help.

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Permalink Reply by Milt Haselmire on February 9, 2018 at 9:01am

Why not just add a bit of weight inside the box to balance it. It shouldn't change the amplified sound very much. 

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Permalink Reply by gary herget on February 9, 2018 at 12:01pm

I put the button on the heel and seems to work fine.

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Permalink Reply by Don Stachovak on February 14, 2018 at 12:33am

Just my 2 cents here, but your button placement is where I like them. I really hate straps attached to the headstock, I feel as though the neck flexes slightly when playing. When the button is on the upper bout (like you did) the guitar will be neck heavy, but I can deal with that. Just my opinion, YMMV.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on February 15, 2018 at 5:34am

So Paul, what did you end up doing?

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Permalink Reply by Paul W. McGuire on February 15, 2018 at 5:54am

I haven’t done anything, been busy.  Got a new puppy last week so I haven’t had much time.

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