Jim Mills use to sell a leather strap he called the Early Earl. Is there another source for these? I can't find anything that's even close to that strap.
The strap is about 1/2" wide with stitched loops on the ends.
Except for the width, the Huber strap is similar. The Huber strap is 1.25" wide.
huberbanjos.com/shop/huber-lea...jo-strap/
Edited by - DrRG on 03/13/2025 19:40:40
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Originally posted by Dave_CJim Mills use to sell a leather strap he called the Early Earl. Is there another source for these? I can't find anything that's even close to that strap.
The strap is about 1/2" wide with stitched loops on the ends.
If you have a picture or can describe it you can contact Henderson Leather Straps and the can make you one. Really nice husband and wife team. I have several of their straps and their quality is excellent.
I bought a strap from Charlie Cushman that Charlie said was like the one Earl used. It is wider than 1/2" though.
I got an Early Earl from Jim Mills. Early is right! It's maybe 3/8" wide, but nice heavy tooled leather with stitched end loops (like Huber end loops).
Any good leather worker could make you one if you show a photo.
I will add, the stain in the leather does NOT bleed into my shirt shoulder, which is always something to think about. I got a couple of lovely Amish-made banjo straps from Tennessee 10 or more years ago, and they're great EXCEPT they stained my shirt for a while.
I was bored and did a search and found they were supposed to be 5/8" wide and between 54-55" long.
A real shoulder cutter!
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Originally posted by jdeluke137quote:
Originally posted by Dave_CJim Mills use to sell a leather strap he called the Early Earl. Is there another source for these? I can't find anything that's even close to that strap.
The strap is about 1/2" wide with stitched loops on the ends.If you have a picture or can describe it you can contact Henderson Leather Straps and the can make you one. Really nice husband and wife team. I have several of their straps and their quality is excellent.
https://www.hendersonleatherstraps.com/#/
I do have one that I bought from Jim years ago so I can use that to have them replicate. Thanks for the link.
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Originally posted by Dave_Cquote:
Originally posted by jdeluke137quote:
Originally posted by Dave_CJim Mills use to sell a leather strap he called the Early Earl. Is there another source for these? I can't find anything that's even close to that strap.
The strap is about 1/2" wide with stitched loops on the ends.If you have a picture or can describe it you can contact Henderson Leather Straps and the can make you one. Really nice husband and wife team. I have several of their straps and their quality is excellent.
https://www.hendersonleatherstraps.com/#/
I do have one that I bought from Jim years ago so I can use that to have them replicate. Thanks for the link.
You're welcome!
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