D'Addario Accessories Leather Mandolin Strap - Mandolin Accessories - Cradle Style - Brown

High quality leather strap at a good price! There is room to adjust the length of the strap on both sides (one with pre-punched increments to attach to your mandolin and the other a string to tie off near the neck). This strap is very comfortable to use while playing either over 1 shoulder or 2.

First of all, for only using F-style, you need something that'll fit easily and securely around the scroll. These seem so simple and minimalistic, but they're perfect. This leather material is just the right thickness and width for these F-styles, but I'm sure it would be good for anything else such as A's, or Neapolitans, etc. You'd have to use the tie for those but seriously I didn't care, I just needed a few for some F's. I modify my F's tailpieces and add a Gretsch straplock button (I know you really can't see that part from the image I posted). These straps fit perfectly under that and I'm having NO issues with any of these. I typically leave a few on the main instruments I'm practicing on regularly. When I go to clean them up during string changes and do a set-up, they're leaving no marks or showing any signs of harm to the finish. It's just wide enough to not bother my shoulder (I typically like straps for guitars etc to be wide). Mandolins are light so these have just enough "stretch" to them to feel comfortable. That's a reason to want leather too. They have just enough give--like a tiny amount of elasticity leaving you without fatigue if you play for several hours at a time. There is ONE LITTLE thing though that you might want to pay attention to if you only order ONE of them. I noticed they haven't all been of the same consistent "stiffness". I prefer them soft, or to have a worn-in, broken-in feel. Two of them were a bit softer and more broken-in feeling when I got them. Those are way more comfortable. One of them is a little tiny bit more "stiff", very new-leather-feeling. It's still ok, and I have no problem using it. I'll break it in more myself, but I just thought I'd mention that. I figure if you got one and thought it was way too stiff feeling, maybe you could return it for another and get a softer one. You could of course break it in your self, but again just something I thought I'd mention. For people that have had issues THINKING they're way too tiny or short?? You DON'T wear it over your back like a guitar strap. Mandolin straps are traditionally worn high to position the instrument correctly, and you "hook" the strap over the shoulder of your picking hand. So, if you're a right-handed player, you'll hook the strap over your right shoulder. I was surprised to find out that's not commonly known to newer mandolin players. ~JSV

It's a nice strap, but the adjustment system could be better. This has button holes spaced on the end, which limits the amount of variability. Other than that, it's pretty solid.

Nice quality, inexpensive, perfect fit.

This is the second strap that I’ver ordered from D’Addario, guitar and now this Mandolin strap. Really great quality & price, both made in Canada not China. All products from D’Addario that I’ve purchased, tuner, strings picks etc are the same excellent quality.

Nice, no frills, solid leather strap. It works well tied under the elevated fretboard. The button hole with the split is tight, but that’s what I wanted. Stretching the leather slightly, it went over my Eastman MD305 A style mandolin with some coaxing. Good value for the money.

Good looking strap, very comfortable

Kind of a cheapy strap no shoulder pad but it will work