5/5 LeAnn M. 3 months ago on Google New
My
new
Pinegrove
strap
of
FULL
grain
veg
tanned
leather
is
beautiful
and
will
likely
outlast
me.
But
what
led
me
to
Pinegrove
was
Rod’s
ingeniously
simple
headstock
loop
for
guitars,
like
my
Martins,
that
come
without
a
front
strap
bu.
You
can,
of
course,
have
a
luthier
or
tech
drill
and
install
a
front
strap
button
but
I’ve
never
liked
that.
Folks
like
Hank,
Sr.,
Johnny
Cash,
and
I
have
made
do
with
leather
loops,
bootlaces,
shoestrings,
etc.
over
the
years.
Martin’s
solution
is
a
leather
loop
that
leaves
it’s
included
(plastic)
button
too
close
to
the
fretboard.
When
you
connect
a
normal
to
wider
strap
it
interferes
with
making
some
open
chords.
Rod’s
loop
runs
the
button
through
a
slit
in
the
loop
resulting
in
the
button
a
few
inches
from
the
fretboard.
Brilliant!
I
know
it
sounds
odd
that
I
would
buy
a
new
strap
six
time
zones
away
just
to
get
the
free
headstock
loop
but
that’s
exactly
what
I
did.
Rod
even
made
mine
an
inch
longer
at
my
request
at
no
charge,
though
it
turns
out
the
extra
inch
wasn’t
necessary.
I
think
my
dark
brown
strap
complements
my
new
000-15M
nicely.
Rod
also
sent
me
a
light
tan
loop
to
match
my
Martin
strap
for
my
old
HD-28
and
a
fun
red
one
for
my
Yamaha
camp
out
&
beach
guitar
(also
without
a
front
button).
Rod
demonstrated
great
patience
when
quickly
responding
to
my
slew
of
odd
questions.
Oh,
and
the
strap?
It
is
wonderful,
thick,
high
quality
full
grain
leather.
Pinegrove
has
spoiled
my
from
ever
purchasing
from
any
other
strap
maker.
Guy
Murphy