ArtFire

A custom handmade guitar strap that truly celebrates America! Red, white, and blue American flags of densely woven cotton cover the guitar strap and are overlaid with exploding golden fireworks, all on a dark Navy blue night sky background. There is a really nice accuracy and reality to the light and shadow woven into the flag images while the fire flowers of gold illuminate the night sky of the guitar strap background. The back lining of the guitar strap is a bright, sharp red Duchess satin and the leather tabs are top quality premium black suede leather.

What really caught my eye about this fabric was, first, the fireworks and, second, the attention paid to the subtle shifts of light and shadow on the flags as they wave against the dark blue sky. I have seen and passed on buying many, many American flag fabrics for my guitar straps because I found them trite, uninspired, and painfully conventional. This fabric is none of those things. It is well made, tightly woven, and well designed and I am pleased to have found it.

My guitar straps are amazingly comfortable. The 3 inch width allows for weight distribution over 50% more area than conventional guitar straps and even solid body bass players have commented on how comfortable my guitar straps are. Further, because there are 3 bottom layers of fabric between your shoulder and the polypropylene foundation, there is a soft cushion to help further distribute the weight of your guitar without holding the body heat that standard lamb's wool shoulder pads retain, so your strap is soft, cool, and comfortable. No more aching neck or shoulder and no more pressure points.

Aside from the fact that I am truly proud to be an American, I am determined to use patriotic fabrics that are clever, unusual and unconventional, and at the same time respectful and, in some intangible way, joyous. I think I found that in this fabric and am pleased to offer you this guitar strap.

polypropylene strap material, heavy woven cotton, red Duchess satin, premium black suede leather, heavy waxed leather sewing thread, commercial strength tanner glue

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS - If you create an Artfire Patron account, you will see my special discounted prices for Artfire patrons. If you leave a comment and share one of my guitar straps on Facebook using the Comment and Share button, you will also unlock an additional discount.

CONSTRUCTION - The guitar strap foundation is 3 inch wide (7.62 centimeters) and 6 foot long (1.83 meters) 2000-pound test commercial grade polypropylene strap material. The strap adjusts from a maximum length of 6 feet (1.83 meters) to a minimum length of 39 inches (.99 meters).

STITCHING - All the stitching on this guitar strap is done by hand. Whip stitching runs the full length of the strap on both sides, anchoring the top and bottom fabrics to the polypropylene strap material foundation.

LEATHER TABS - The leather tabs are comprised of a 3 inch by 8 inch section of top quality leather, folded over a commercial grade plastic anchor bar and trimmed to shape. The two sides of the leather are then glued with commercial strength tanner glue and double whip stitched with heavy waxed leather sewing thread designed specifically for stitching leather. The button hole is hand punched and cut to precisely fit a standard 12mm guitar pin.

VEGAN OPTION - You may purchase this guitar strap as a vegan guitar strap for an additional $10.00. If you would like to buy this strap with vegan tabs, please let me know. I will invoice you separately for this. Also, please allow an additional one-day delivery delay for this modification.

If you have any questions about this or any of my straps, please contact me by email at coolstraps@gmail.com or by phone at 813-949-9269. I hope you enjoy browsing my studio and the other lovely studios on Artfire. Thanks!