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The Finest Hand Made Guitar Straps From Walsall

Every guitar strap pays heritage to the wonderful skills passed down generations

Walsall Hand Made Premium Padded Bridle Leather Guitar Strap Luxurious Conker Brown with Safron Stitch

Sale price£ 119.00
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The ultimate hand made leather strap that will not only last a lifetime, but you will never want to take it off.

Customers who buy one, generally buy as many as they require for their collection of guitars.

A strap like no other, lovingly hand made here in Walsall, England.

We provide a special discount to anyone who buys a guitar from us as a special thank you - so please do ask about it if you have purchased a guitar from us.

" Watch the video showing David from Walsall hand making this guitar strap. Your jaw will drop at the craftsmanship and skills required. The result is a strap like no other - a strap that genuinely mirrors our quality ethos at Richards Guitars"

Maximum Length from hole to hole - 138cm
Width at widest point - 6.5cm

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Using only traditional hand tools (and a sewing machine!) Walsall premium & bespoke guitar straps truly are the best of the best.

I recently visited their wonderful workshop and took many photos and videod the "birth" of this exact model of strap from the very beginning to the end.

This video will soon be available on the Walsall Guitar Straps website (guitarstraps.co.uk) and here on my site. Being a business born from old school traditions they are not yet setup with their website but its coming soon.

The brand name pays homeage to the town where they are based - Walsall - which has been home to the UK leather industry since the 1800s and indeed the man who makes these straps has had the skiills passed from grandfather - to father - to son.

Whilst I was spell bound by the processes involved in the production of this strap I was simply awe struck by his other work including bespoke leather saddles for 3.5k (and I am not talking about guitars - horses!!) as he produces leather goods from Horse tack through to designer straps, wallets and handbags. A true craftsman and perfectionist.

The strap is 2.5 inches wide made of the highest grade bridle leather renwoned for its quality strength and style.

For added comfort the inner lining is made from Italian calf which is much softer to touch and oozes quality in its finish.

Sandwiched between these is a hand sculpted memory foam inner ensuring the most comfortable of gigs however long you are playing for!

The edges of the strap are beautifully beveled by hand producing the most wonderful rounded edges to ensure your strap never digs in and again - oozes quality and style.


 

Once the strap has been glued and stitched and the adjustment holes stamped out using traditional tooling methods, the edges of the strap are stained to ensure continuity of color throughout and then "fused" to give an all in one look between top bridle leather and calf backing using bees wax - an incredible and beautiful process to witness.

A quick flick of a lighter and an open flame is used to melt away stitch ends to complete the straps incredible high quality finish.

A quick polish and rub down - and your strap is ready!

Video coming soon of course! But thats the best I can tell you from what I remember from my extraordinary visit to his workshop.

 

 

Walsall Hand Made Premium Padded Bridle Leather Guitar Strap ( Just £79 when bought with a guitar saving £40) - Richards Guitars Of Stratford Upon Avon
Walsall Hand Made Premium Padded Bridle Leather Guitar Strap Luxurious Conker Brown with Safron Stitch Sale price£ 119.00

Customer Reviews

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David (Faringdon, United Kingdom)
Walsall Guitar Strap

This is the second Walsall guitar strap I gave bought from Richards Guitars. They are lovely, great quality, stitching is perfect, and super comfortable. Highly recommend.

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Grant F.
Great service, high quality, well

Great service, high quality, well set up.

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John M.
Strapped

The strap is lovely, it just took some getting. Thanks to Jon and Jake for their cheerful assistance.

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Ivor J.
Excellent

Amazing quality strap. Comfortable and looks great. Not cheap but worth it.

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Dane B.
If your strapped for cash you may need another support.

Quality leather strap. Not cheap but very nicely made.

R
Robert G.
Wonderfully made strap. Material and

Wonderfully made strap. Material and detailing are excellent. Schaller strap locks fit perfectly. The only surprise was the way the adjustment section fit into the main strap- I expected it to lock-in through a slot on itself somehow, like most of my straps.

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Alan L.
Beautiful leather strap, you can

Beautiful leather strap, you can also smell the
leather when its around you neck.
I play sitting down so why would want a strap.

The strap gives you the security that the guitar will
not fall off your knee, and the guitar will not move
while you are playing.

Expensive yes, but worth every penny, have
expensive guitar do not want a cheap strap.

When I went to collect my strap I had booked my
guitar in with Chris for a full setup, brilliant service
had a bit of a buzz on the top string, personally
had no idea how to cure it, no problem to Chris
and my guitar plays very nicely now. Dropped
my guitar off around 10 am and went back to collect
at 1 pm. Highly recommended

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Ken T.
Walsall premium leather strap

This strap is pricey yes, but its hand made with the finest soft bridal leather and is of the highest quality and fits securely on to my FGX5 and is very comfortable. The strap is extremely well designed, it has slots and three button wholes which allow it to be configured to your preferred length to support your guitar. Mine is the Racing Green colour and it is really nice and I am certain I will come back for a couple more of these for my other guitars. Highly recommended and worth every penny!

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Peter S.
Nicely put together

I usually go for lighter straps but decided to have a try. Very comfortable. Actually bought it for an acoustic but seemed unbalanced to have such a meaty thing on a gentle instrument. Very good for a v heavy old Gretsch hollow body.

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Mr B.
About as good as a

About as good as a strap can get, I reckon.

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Ben L.
good quality

good quality