March 06, 2022 2 min read
Leather cradle banjo straps are secure and safe for your banjo. Because they are made of leather, they will not scratch the finish of the banjo as straps that have metal clips can do. A common question we do receive though is "how do I attach a cradle strap to my banjo?"
A banjo cradle strap is made up of 3 pieces of leather. There is a long, broad, flat piece( made of leather or woven material like cotton cinch) that is connected to leather ends with adjustment slots. From there you will see that each end has a long thin piece of leather with smaller holes and a slender black shoelace. The shoe laces will be used at the end of the attachment process to bind the loose ends of the strap together. The thinner pieces of leather that will be threaded through the channel formed by the j-bolts/hooks that you will find around the rim of your banjo.
Your banjo is now ready to play!