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Truly a jewel of India, this custom handmade guitar strap is purple, turquoise, and violet peacock feathers hand printed on light purple Murshidabad sari silk imported from India. The back lining of the guitar strap is iridescent Dupioni silk that shimmers with the same turquoise, violet, and purple colors of the silk front fabric and the leather tabs are black premium suede leather.

Murshidibad silk is a light weight, crisp crinkled silk that originates from the West Bengal area of India. The images on the silk are imprinted using a hand carved wooden block dipped in dye and applied to the silk. Part of the beauty and authenticity of the fabric is the slight bleeding of the dye around the edges of the imprinted images. This guitar strap is simply beautiful and I am proud to be able to offer it to you.

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.

I am in love with India, with their culture, their imagery, their fabrics, their exuberance. This fabric is the embodiment of all those wonderful qualities.

polypropylene strap material, purple hand printed Murshidabad sari silk, iridescent purple Dupioni silk, black premium 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!