MS71P Mandolin Strap (fixed length)

 

A hand-crafted leather mandolin strap for F-shape mandolins with a scroll.  This strap is custom-made to a fixed length specially for you. To work out the length you need, experiment with a piece of string.  When you have the string the right length, measure it.  Enter its length in the Fixed length required option box. This strap is 3/4 inch wide (18mm), for a minimal look. Hand-crafted from vegetable-tanned, 3mm thick leather, it is soft and supple, yet grips the shoulder well. It has a strong riveted loop for the scroll, carefully shaped and graded to fit the scroll's inner gap.

A bevelling and burnishing process brings out the quality of the leather, with the strap edges carefully rounded for comfort and a top class finish.  The edges are then dyed, sealed and given a final polish for long-lasting good looks.

 

• Big smile guarantee: If you don't love it, send it back! All costs refunded.

 

About Natural Leather (Items marked NT or VT)

Natural leather (AKA vegetable-tanned leather) has been made in the traditional way dating back hundreds of years.  This artisan craft uses natural tannin-rich plant extracts, such as from oak bark.  The tanning process is much slower and more costly than modern methods, but produces much more luxurious leather. The hides then goes through a softening process, where they are tumbled in rotating drums with organic waxes and oils. This gives a soft, buttery feel and also enhances the leather's natural grain.

The colours and textures available in natural leather are often limited, so we use other leathers too.  These are always high quality leather, and usually full-grain. Some have an applied finish which we cannot source in natural leather. Examples are mock-croc (cowhide debossed with a crocodile-skin effect), nubuck and some leathers with an antique/relic effect.

See The Leather in our About pages for more details.