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Strap Button Location

I'm done with building my CBG now it's on to playing it. From the pic you can see where I put the strap button. Bad thing about that location is that the guitar isn't balanced. As soon as you let go the neck falls down. I've seen some who just tie a string about the headstock for the strap. Has anyone tried to install a strap button on the back of the headstock? Will that work?

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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.