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11-21-2007, 12:46 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | |  Will Schaller strap locks work with a THICK leather strap?
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I'm thinking of using Schaller strap-locks on a project bass, but I wondering if they will work with thick leather straps?
I'm using Italia straps that are at least 3/16" thick...
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11-21-2007, 01:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | Might be close.
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11-21-2007, 01:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herndon, VA - NoVa | | | I just got a Levy 4" strap, and can't manage to get the strap locks on there
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11-21-2007, 02:46 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | Thanks fellers! 
...Looks like I might have to go with plan B. I have an Ibanez g**tar that has some strap buttons that are about 5/8" in diameter. I'll have to try to find some of those...
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11-21-2007, 02:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: USA | | | Not sure how thick my strap is, but I had a hard time getting my strap-locks to work.
I just pounded the strap a little with a hammer, and had to use a pair of pliers to get the nut on.
Once it was on, and tightened a few times, it's worked just fine.
Would be nice if they weren't so skimpy with the threads!!! |
11-21-2007, 03:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | It was very, very hard but I managed to get a set of Dunlops on my 4" Levy's, so I imagine the Schallers would be just a bit easier.
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11-21-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 98dvl Not sure how thick my strap is, but I had a hard time getting my strap-locks to work.
I just pounded the strap a little with a hammer, and had to use a pair of pliers to get the nut on.
Once it was on, and tightened a few times, it's worked just fine.
Would be nice if they weren't so skimpy with the threads!!! | Quite right... only needs one extra turn on the thread...
Got mine onto my thick leather strap... took some time with mole grips to hold the lock still and a box spanner to work on the nut end... had to do a little work first to make the hole itself bigger as it kept curling up and preventing the nut from starting on the thread...
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11-21-2007, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Ky | | | One way to do it is stack a couple of washers on either side of the strap hole and clamp it in a vise or woodworking clamp for a hour or so to compress the leather.
If you don't clamp it long enough, it'll expand before you can get the nut on, so don't get in too big a hurry....
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11-21-2007, 05:07 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | Thanks for the replies everyone!
I'm probably going to ditch the strap-lock idea. I really like my wide Italia straps. It's not like I sling my basses around my neck or anything. 
Has anyone tried these Gripper Strap Buttons from Stew-Mac? 
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