seasidesunflower Report post Posted December 11, 2021 Hey ya'll. My sweet husband has recently started playing the banjo and I'd love to make him a banjo strap and a cradle strap to help show my support for him. The only issue is, I cannot for the life of me find a banjo strap or a banjo cradle template online. Does anyone have one or know of one? I'm more than happy to pay, just want to make one for my husband. Thank you for your time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherthresher Report post Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 2:30 AM, seasidesunflower said: Hey ya'll. My sweet husband has recently started playing the banjo and I'd love to make him a banjo strap and a cradle strap to help show my support for him. The only issue is, I cannot for the life of me find a banjo strap or a banjo cradle template online. Does anyone have one or know of one? I'm more than happy to pay, just want to make one for my husband. Thank you for your time! Hi Seasidesunflower, Somehow I am astonished that nobody answered your queston till today. Although not a banjo player myself but may be having an idea of what you moves to make your beloved husband a banjo strap, I was googling on the internet to find some help for you. Myself, I don't have any patterns for a banjo strap/banjo cradle strap, but may be the following internet sites may assist you in getting you to your target. The 1st site is: Pete Schmidt Artisan Made Leather Banjo Strap, 2 parts, on YouTube, shows how such a strap looks and is mounted on the banjo, sadly without patterns. The 2nd is: www.ehow.co.uk/how_5955636__make-banjo-straps.html; or just: How to make Banjo-Straps - eHow by Matt McKay in Hobbies. Googling further yourself with "How to make a banjo strap/banjo cradle strap?" may bring you up even further results of which one or an other could help. A final suggestion for now is: go to a music shop, preferably one specialised for string instruments like banjos, guitars, mandolines and so on and possibly buy a low priced banjo strap there, check it closely how it is made, take all the necessary measures from this strap and maybe of the parts of your husband that are critically for the size/length of the strap and make a pattern accordingly. With this words I hope I can be of some help to youessi,and it is desirable that other members that have more knowledge of such a project will chime in, soon. All the best for you and God's Bessings for 2022. Markus L.A. Drescher, "The Leatherthresher*, Switzerland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seasidesunflower Report post Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 10:26 AM, leatherthresher said: Hi Seasidesunflower, Somehow I am astonished that nobody answered your queston till today. Although not a banjo player myself but may be having an idea of what you moves to make your beloved husband a banjo strap, I was googling on the internet to find some help for you. Myself, I don't have any patterns for a banjo strap/banjo cradle strap, but may be the following internet sites may assist you in getting you to your target. The 1st site is: Pete Schmidt Artisan Made Leather Banjo Strap, 2 parts, on YouTube, shows how such a strap looks and is mounted on the banjo, sadly without patterns. The 2nd is: www.ehow.co.uk/how_5955636__make-banjo-straps.html; or just: How to make Banjo-Straps - eHow by Matt McKay in Hobbies. Googling further yourself with "How to make a banjo strap/banjo cradle strap?" may bring you up even further results of which one or an other could help. A final suggestion for now is: go to a music shop, preferably one specialised for string instruments like banjos, guitars, mandolines and so on and possibly buy a low priced banjo strap there, check it closely how it is made, take all the necessary measures from this strap and maybe of the parts of your husband that are critically for the size/length of the strap and make a pattern accordingly. With this words I hope I can be of some help to youessi,and it is desirable that other members that have more knowledge of such a project will chime in, soon. All the best for you and God's Bessings for 2022. Markus L.A. Drescher, "The Leatherthresher*, Switzerland. Danke schon! Those two links are very helpful, thank you. I've been sifting through google myself and wasn't able to find anything. It's amazing how helpful a second hand of eyes can be. With all the difficulties of finding one, I'm thinking about creating and selling a banjo template if I can figure one out. Talk about a void in the market! Thank you again for you help, and God Bless, seasidesunflower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherthresher Report post Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 11:45 PM, seasidesunflower said: Danke schon! Those two links are very helpful, thank you. I've been sifting through google myself and wasn't able to find anything. It's amazing how helpful a second hand of eyes can be. With all the difficulties of finding one, I'm thinking about creating and selling a banjo template if I can figure one out. Talk about a void in the market! Thank you again for you help, and God Bless, seasidesunflower So nice to hear I could be of good help to you. That makes also my day. God's Blessing to you. Markus L.A. Drescher, "the Leatherthresher", Switzerland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
