Most marketable Length for guitar strap

[Boriqua]

I have made a few special order guitar straps so I was given the measurement range the client wanted. So far all the straps I have made have been for tall fellows. I have one I started about a year ago and want to finish it up. I have no particular buyer so I will just put it up on my etsy site and let it ride.

Question is, given about a 7-8 inch range what do you think is the range that has the best opportunity of selling? Is there an average size that is usually offered at guitar shops? Its a 3.5 wide strap. Thank you for any guidance!

Alex

[Colt W Knight]

I have made a ton of guitar straps, and 48"-54" is normal range, with most folks falling close the 48". The biggest I have ever made is 56", and the smallest for an adult is 46" 

If folks are using 2 1/4" cloth store bought straps, they may measure 48" strap length. But if you are selling them a wider veg tan leather strap, It probably needs to be 50" long. 

So if it were me, I would do 48-54, Of course, I am selling to country musicians. Those heavy metal guys like them real low slung straps.

Edited November 10, 2016 by Colt W Knight

[CaptQuirk]

@Colt W Knight- I'm not really a guitar guy, so could you help clear up the length and width thing? What are you using as an average strap width, and how much for a wider strap? When you say "48-54 inches", that is the main wide strap, and the narrower straps that attach to the body. How long is that making the wide strap? I have made one guitar strap, and that was for my son. Not having any hard dimensions to work with, I totally winged it.

[Boriqua]

Hey Colt .. seen plenty of your nice straps around here. Thank you for the assist!

[Colt W Knight]

I typical store bought strap is adjustable from 38-52" and is made from thin suede leather or a canvas/nylon cloth material. They are almost always 2" - 2 1/2" wide. A store bought "tall" strap is generally 56/58" long

If you ask a customer to measure their strap length ( The distance between center hole and center hole where the straps attaches) on these store bought straps, You will need to add 1-2" for a veg tan strap. Sometimes 3" or even 4" added length if you are making an extra wide lined veg tan strap ( 4" ) 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2016 by Colt W Knight