Handcrafted genuine leather guitar strap with hand-tooled bass-clef and guitar design with decorative tassels and plectrum holders.
Made with three layers of soft but very durable leather, including a soft sheepskin suede lining.
The length of the strap is adjustable using a buckle.
Guitar not included.
Handcrafted Leather Guitar Strap in Orange
Colour: Red
Length adjustable from: 112cm to 122cm / 44 inches to 48 inches
Width: 6cm / 2 3/4 inches
Leather: Genuine English vegetable tanned cow hide
Lining leather: Sheepskin suede
Buckle: cast, solid brass with brass keeper
Your item is made from an organic, natural leather, and as such, will change over time. Mostly, the leather will darken with age as it develops it's patina. This is an natural process, which you should not worry about.
Prevention is better than cure.
Leather does need to be fed and looked after it order to keep healthy and last.
Once leather has dried out, there is no way to reverse the damage.
- Heat will dry your leather out.
- Dry rot is irreversable. If you rub the dry leather and you are left with a red dust on your hand, then
- you have dry rot. Prevent dry rot with the instructions below.
- Liquid is also an enemy to leather.
- Products with oil will rot the leather.
- Furniture wax and polishes are not suitable for your article.
- Oil stains and water stains are extremely difficult, if not impossible to remove.
Caring for your item with the instructions below is simple, yet will protect your article from stains, moisture and drying out and will help keep the leather in good condition. Treating your article will also
help it last longer.
Treatment- Do not use any care product other than a decent shoe polish.
- Do not use pressurised polishes such as those used for furniture or wood or any other products out there.
- Purchase Kiwi parade gloss prestige in neutral colour, available on-line and in some larger supermarkets.
- Purchase two good quality polishing brushed. Ones that have a high density of bristle.
- Use one brush to apply the polish fairly liberally, ensuring you cover all parts of exposed leather and get into all the grain of the leather.
NOTE: do not polish the nap side of the leather.
- Allow the leather to absorb the polish and dry (about 15 minutes).
- Using your second polishing brush, buff the article to a shine.
- To get that extra shine if your leather is very smooth, use a soft, lint free cloth to gently buff the article.
When the article begins to go dull and lose its shine, you should treat it.
Treat your article as and when needed or as often as you like.
You will know when your article is properly treated. If you get liquid on the leather, you want to see it form droplets on the surface and not soak into the leather.
If your article gets wet.
- As soon as possible, wipe of the liquid.
- Allow the article to dry completely.
- Only if the liquid is water - follow the treatment process above.
- If the stain is oil, immediately soak up what oil you can with tissue. Do not wipe or rub, just press the tissue into the oil.
- For other stains, grease or oil based liquids, it is best to seek advice for the best way to remove the stain.
- It is best to leave well alone as some treatment methods can make the stain worse.
General care.
- Do not store your article near sources of heat such as fireplaces or radiators.
- Keep the article out of the sun.
- Store the article in a cool, dry place. Leather will soak up any moisture in the air and that will spoil the leather.
- Be kind to your article. Corners of briefcases for example are particularly prone to damage and wear.
- Handles will darken with use. Try to keep your hands clean and sweat free when handling your article.
- Keep sharp objects such as keys and pens away from your article.
Physical damage.
- Leather is particularly prone to scratches. Be aware of what comes into contact with your article such as keys (and cat claws).
- Scratches and scuffs can not be removed, but with the right treatments, and depending on the type of leather, the nasty look that scratches and scuffs leave can be minimised. Seek advice from a professional.
- Keep an eye open for any stitching that is fraying or coming apart. Also, keep an eye open for any tears. In either case, you should have them attended to right away so as not to get worse. It will be far cheaper to have a small mend made. In some cases, you might find your article can not be repaired if you allow the damange to go too far.
