A comprehensive Guide to Banjo Straps: All Your Questions Answered!

[@BanjoAddict]

you can watch part 2 here ....kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjdXmZmq5qtqrssi=wuwsrYp4iqQfpnac

[@davidskimin9674]

Hey buddy, good video. The strap on your Sierra, we call a cradle strap. They're the only strap I'd use but we fit them differently than you. We feed both side through the pot clamps from about the same position as you but both tongues overlap by 1 or 2 tongue holes and then we tie a boot string through the two holes to secure it. You could also use a button screw like you do instead of the boot string. I actually got a tannier to make me a bright red leather one for my deering zombie killer.

[@BanjoAddict]

Great info! I am not a huge fan of the Chicago screws. I may try some boot strings soon! thank you for the idea!

[@stephenreinheimer4592]

Actually I use the neoprene one with the plastic clip and nylon loop and it’s great. You don’t have to remove the peg you actually pull the whole loop behind the peg and then pull the plastic clip through the loop and its on. They are very comfortable for heavier banjos also.

[@BanjoAddict]

Yea i was mainly making a point about the closed loop straps and that was the only example i had of it. lol

[@stephenreinheimer4592]

@@BanjoAddict totally understand and thanks again for the great info. 👍

[@stephenreinheimer4592]

My main issue is that they are pretty ugly🤣 I wish they made other colors or options.

[@pizmotality8136]

Can you share a brand name? Thanks.

[@GregStraub42]

Thank you! My grandfather passed about a month ago and I got his banjo. An old 5 string Sovereign resonator banjo it's surprisingly still in tune despite not being played in over 40 years, I ordered some strings but being a mandolinist and guitarist was so confused at the types of straps. It's not worth anything money wise but it's worth a lot to me because it was his. It's not of an insignificant weight, and my back and joints are bad, so while I can sit classical style with it I wanted to get a strap and this was fantastically helpful. I've never played, hell I've never held, a 5 string banjo before 3 days ago so here we go down this rabbit hole.

[@BanjoAddict]

take your time and enjoy it! i feel like it is the most rewarding instrument to play!

[@jennikomarovsky6826]

I'm going down the same rabbit hole! After years of playing other stringed instruments with a group of old time banjo players, I fell in love with one and bought it. Now having to relearn EVERYTHING! The right hand, in particular, is so different from the way guitars etc are played that I'm having to start from scratch. A bit daunting... after 50 years of the right thumb leading, it now has to learn to follow! And the fingers to hammer not pick! But I love the sound. Hope you're enjoying your learning journey as much as I am.

[@thomasreynolds3108]

Dude, you’re cracking me up! I gut laughed at least 3 times. Thanks for the chuckles and for some good info. Appreciate it.

[@BanjoAddict]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@xanther97]

I made a banjo strap from a length of one-inch webbing that was originally a dog leash. I had to do some cutting and sewing to make it work--a bakelite "Paramount" banjo--same as a Harmony of that vintage.

[@BanjoAddict]

That is awesome!

[@RHINOTACTICAL]

Also like the fact that you're pretty honest and funny about it. You said "Aw..I suck" which was pretty funny! Hahaha some days you got it some days... You don't Buddy that's how we are when we play. It's all good really enjoyed the humor in that.

[@stevemaherart]

I like the right shoulder technique as a multi instrumentalist so I can sway quickly

[@rennyschweiger]

Hi Banjo Addict. Love your content, mistakes and all! Regarding those straps that have loops on the end, you don’t have to remove any hardware to attach them. Have a look at the Banjo Ben “strap” video and go to the 11 minute mark. You remove the end loops by unsnapping the clasp, then for each end, push the loop under the hook you want and put the clasp end through the loop. Now reattach the main body of the strap and you’re done.

[@BanjoAddict]

Thank you. Yea I done a part 2 of this video that explained explains that.

[@jenniferworley9888]

Thanks so much!! I did not have my strapped place correctly at all (guitar player) and I was wondering why I was getting such bad shoulder pain. I appreciate your videos!

[@BanjoAddict]

Glad it helped!

[@jennikomarovsky6826]

Thanks for this. I'll go out looking for a leather strap and Chicago screws! Used to have a strap with plastic hooks and they damaged the lovely wood of the banjo, so I won't use those again.

[@markusbartell9611]

I think you've hacked my phone......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, just kidding. I was just looking at straps yesterday....lol. I have a deering nylon strap with the Chicago screws on my beginner banjo I've had for a year now. I'm fortunate enough to live 45 minutes from Geoff Hohwalds Banjo Warehouse and Saturday I've got an appointment to check out lots banjos and hopefully get my NEW ONE!! . I've been looking at new straps for a better banjo. Thank you for this video and as always they seem to be perfectly timed!

[@BanjoAddict]

oh, Fantastic and congrats!

[@markusbartell9611]

@@BanjoAddict Thanks man!

[@Sherilynn7]

New to your channel, just bought my son a banjo. He’s loving it. Thanks for the fabulous info. I’ll be going with the Chicago type strap for him.

[@BanjoAddict]

That is awesome!! Glad I could help!

[@RHINOTACTICAL]

Thanks buddy really good explanation of where to put that strap. I have a Mini banjo 5 string that I just started to play with. Thank you for the great information on the strap. I was wondering I originally had it on the neck piece on one of the tuners until I saw your video. Thank you.

[@BanjoAddict]

Glad it helped!

[@Steve-jf3hf]

Hi Sandy, I think this now has to be the 'Go To' video for banjo strap info, well covered and explained. I was also going to mention what @Stephen Reinheimer commented on about the looped ends, as I believe they have a quick release to allow the loop to be removed from the strap, and attached to the peg by by going around it & back through itself. Great video !

[@BanjoAddict]

Thank you! you are correct you can do that with that particular strap. i was mainly trying to make a point about closed loop straps and that was the only example i had on hand.

[@rjwh67220]

Thanks for a great and useful vid. The only thing I could complain about is that now I have to save up for that gorgeous Chicago style strap. That looks to be the apex banjo strap.

[@BanjoAddict]

You and me both!

[@comefindme13gaming32]

Do you have a How to install the banjo strap video? The 1 with the Chicago screws

[@BanjoAddict]

I do not right now, but I can make one here within the next couple weeks

[@comefindme13gaming32]

@@BanjoAddict wonderful.

[@reginaldjayne8006]

Thanks for making this

[@BanjoAddict]

You are welcome!

[@Jamal-u5v1z]

Actually great info, loved it!

[@BanjoAddict]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AVToth]

Chicago screws are used on different kinds of horse riding tack.

[@MrDochorrible]

Man I really appreciate this video. Banjo straps are really confusing honestly. I have a recording king and mistakenly bought a cradle strap for it as it won’t fit behind the metal bars. Hopefully I can attach a clip to it and get it to work that way.

[@BanjoAddict]

Glad it helped!

[@rjwh67220]

I have to use the “right shoulder” method, mainly because I have a long neck banjo and using the left shoulder means I can’t reach the peg head.

[@jennikomarovsky6826]

Could you put a link to part 2 in the text of this? I found it - eventually - would be great for future viewers to find it more easily :)

[@BanjoAddict]

Great idea! Thank you! I will go pin that in the comments now

[@moisejivanovich3753]

Thanks, was very helpful! Gonna diy mine from belts and fake fur laying around the house. 😂 God bless

[@chrisholladay]

Good tip with not using the clips if they come on your banjo, one of mine unthreaded from the banjo causing it to tip onto the headstock and chip. Hard lesson learned. Also that unfinished-style wood on your banjo looks beautiful!

[@chrisholladay]

Also side note with the closed loop one: you can unclip one end, thread it back through itself to make a simple fist knot around the hook, then clip that back into your strap, but from my experience the clips are a huge point of failure, and can come undone with some force.

[@charlotterogers8733]

Thankyou for this. Very helpful

[@Papa_Smurf7]

Question: Doesn't the Chicago screw rub against the metal part of the pot assembly the way you have the bottom strap mounted?

[@BanjoAddict]

Great Question! I actually took a small piece of the leather strap and glued it to the head of the chicago screw that sits against the pot assembly. ill try to show it in a future video

[@rainblaze.]

How did you get that scope on the deering good time?

[@BanjoAddict]

it came from Deering like that.

[@jennikomarovsky6826]

@@BanjoAddict - apologies for my beginner question - what is a scope? I've searched and can't find the answer, google keeps on offering me articles and videos on banjo scoop! Watched the video again and can't see what @rainblaze is referring to.

[@Flou_Music]

Thank you so much

[@BanjoAddict]

Thank you for watching!

[@johndowney8007]

A cradle strap 🪕

[@mattqualls6219]

What is the name of your strap? Where can I order one?

[@BanjoAddict]

Mine is a 2” stitched leather Deering strap. I ordered mine from banjo.com

[@mattqualls6219]

@@BanjoAddict Thank you

[@froyboy4life]

That chicago style screw is also called a sex bolt.

[@BanjoAddict]

Good eye! I did not know that. Thanks for the info!

[@Violanjo]

All I can say is: Go for the huber banjo strap!

[@markcobb6561]

I have that same leather strap on an older Sierra, and it's supposed to go all the way around the pot and connect back to itself. My Sierra is set up as what may be the most awesome baritone banjo ever. But it's heavy. Now those hooks are securing 90 psi of tension on the head, and that banjo weighs in around 15 to 18 pounds. So I don't want any extra tension on any of the hooks. The wholes match up perfectly because it's meant to bottom wrap the pot. Take care hillbilly.

[@BanjoAddict]

Holes**** just sayin

[@KenHill]

Those 'Chicago style' screws come also by another name: sex bolts!

[@Welther47]

4:17 You don't have to take the banjo apart for that; why, you just push the loop under the bracket and the strap through that loop.

[@BanjoAddict]

Watch part 2

[@Welther47]

@@BanjoAddict I just did ;)

[@BanjoAddict]

It was a mistake and I corrected best I could. Lol 😂

[@USRA1971]

regarding the two straps you hate. You must engage your brain to figure how to attach those straps.

[@BanjoAddict]

whats a brain? me not know what the words you speak on to the you tubbe