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(@lostbeggining)
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Hey......ive recently got an Electro-Acoustic..it only has one pin for a strap....i was wondering how you would go about getting another one attached etc........would it need to be a guitar shop job?.........cheers!!!

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(@artlutherie)
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If your handy you can do it yourself. Search the net for instructions.

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 Nils
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A typical acoustic body style has a bulge where the neck meets the body which is solid wood. The underside of that bulge is a good place to put the second strap pin. It just takes drilling a small hole to screw the pin into. I recommend the underside since it is a better angle to hold the strap on the pin a little better which makes it less likely to pop off.

Put a piece of masking tape where you will be drilling so the drill does not slip as easy and scratch the surface.

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Or you could just tie the strap to the headstock with a string...a much easier approach. It also holds the guitar at a different (and I think better) angle.


   
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I took my Fender to a luthier to have that done, and I still had the string around the headstock, and he admonished me for doing that...unneeded stress on the neck etc etc. He flipped out. So I said great, put a new button on.

Is it true that the string idea is bad?

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Not supported with data yet unless your guitar weighs 50 or so pounds.

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