Members Bigfoot Posted October 7, 2012 Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 Did you do it yet Cheryl?? Huh,huh huh,did ya, did ya do it yet, go on, show us what you did Cheryl..................................................................................................................... and PS. the customer is not always right! Quote
Members silverback Posted October 7, 2012 Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 Hi guys,excuse my ignorance but why is there so many adjustment slots on the custom straps.i just completed a strap for a mate and then thought after about the slots,he is the only one using it and he,s stopped growing now(possibly not his gut).Is it that there may be longer or shorter instruments or is it tradition or what.Please enlighten me. Thanks Peter Quote
Members DoubleC Posted October 7, 2012 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 Did you do it yet Cheryl?? Huh,huh huh,did ya, did ya do it yet, go on, show us what you did Cheryl..................................................................................................................... and PS. the customer is not always right! Patience my friend, was working on inexpensive bracelets for my Etsy site, need something less expensive on there. Plus need things from My Springfield order to finish the strap. It will sure be a marvel to behold when I unveil it or perhaps look like I made it for a circus clown. You're right, the customer is seldom right which is why I use my considerable powers of persuasion to steer them in the right direction but the man about had a stroke when I wanted to dye Vermont green and the Native American word VT. means verdant hills. It's uh, very green here. I mean it's so green from all the rain, did I mention it's pretty green here? I was afraid he wouldn't like the tractor because I did actually used some red in the brown dye to achieve the rusted look plus some red left But today I start the stamping the initials and the tree of life on it. How's 'bout I put a picture of that on here? Will that suffice until I get to completely finish it? And after all I did talk him into doing it dark with light antiquing which is the reverse of what he wanted. If I'd done it the other way my lovely cutouts would have faded like a wall flower on prom night. Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members DoubleC Posted October 7, 2012 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 Hi guys,excuse my ignorance but why is there so many adjustment slots on the custom straps.i just completed a strap for a mate and then thought after about the slots,he is the only one using it and he,s stopped growing now(possibly not his gut).Is it that there may be longer or shorter instruments or is it tradition or what.Please enlighten me. Thanks Peter Hi Peter. You answered your own question, his gut is still growing Actually I can only answer from personal experience. I made a strap for a man who does open mic night and different people use his guitar. Other than that I don't have a clue unless it's to make us strap makers crazy. I hate trying to make sure the oblong holes are straight. For other people I don't get it and maybe it came from some time in the past when people only had one strap and everyone in the house used it? Your guess is as good as mine. I recently made a messenger bag for me, and the strap is one piece, no buckle. All of these things have a buckle, but not mine. What? I'm going to have a growth spurt at my age which will render the bag up to my chin? I don't think so and people are barely allowed to touch it much less borrow it so why did I need a buckle? Yet all of them have buckles. I think it comes from the past perhaps and no one has changed it. Interesting question Peter. Cheryl Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members silverback Posted October 7, 2012 Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 OK,thanks for your answer Cheryl,just seems a waste of so much workable leather doesnt it,but then there is no law that says i must put 8 slots in a guitar strap,"is there"! Quote
Members DoubleC Posted October 7, 2012 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 I put FOUR and I'm hard pressed to do that because it does seem silly. And a waste. I get any older and grumpier it may soon go to two :-) Cheryl Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members DoubleC Posted October 7, 2012 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) OK Bigfoot, here's a practice piece I did of the Tree of Life. I don't have the tan antique yet so I just didn't push the dark brown into all the crevices, then I put it and the state against a piece of dark brown leather I just dyed for a cuff bracelet. So whatcha think? Edited October 7, 2012 by DoubleC Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Bigfoot Posted October 9, 2012 Members Report Posted October 9, 2012 Nice rich colours, I like that effect alot Quote
Members DoubleC Posted October 9, 2012 Author Members Report Posted October 9, 2012 Thanks Bigfoot!!! Cheryl Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
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