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									Neck Weight problem - Guitar Repair and Maintenance				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-292121</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 07:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Same here.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Same here.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>Ricochet</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-292115</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 06:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Glad to hear the Doc. weigh in on neck strapping..I have two with shoe strings holding the strap..no problems so far..]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Glad to hear the Doc. weigh in on neck strapping..I have two with shoe strings holding the strap..no problems so far..]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>crate1</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-292113</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 06:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[my guitar tech was so upset that I was strapping my Seagull up by the neck that he put on a strap button at the heel free of charge, just so I woudln&#039;t do that anymore.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[my guitar tech was so upset that I was strapping my Seagull up by the neck that he put on a strap button at the heel free of charge, just so I woudln't do that anymore.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>U2Bono269</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-292101</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 02:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[There&#039;s no problem with stress on the neck of the guitar hanging it from a strap tied above the nut. Many generations of guitarists have done it. Strap nuts are a recent invention.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[There's no problem with stress on the neck of the guitar hanging it from a strap tied above the nut. Many generations of guitarists have done it. Strap nuts are a recent invention.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>Ricochet</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-292090</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I got a 3 inch wide leather strap for my LP copy due to it&#039;s weight.  I did not  have a problem with the weight of the neck, just the whole guitar.  It&#039;s a trade off for that great sustain!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I got a 3 inch wide leather strap for my LP copy due to it's weight.  I did not  have a problem with the weight of the neck, just the whole guitar.  It's a trade off for that great sustain!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>97reb</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-291981</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[get a wiiiiiide leather strap.  that&#039;ll hold it balanced.  Don&#039;t put a strap around the headstock.  too much stress.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[get a wiiiiiide leather strap.  that'll hold it balanced.  Don't put a strap around the headstock.  too much stress.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>U2Bono269</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-291606</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[And I quote from guitarsite.com&quot;The old-school way is to use a strip of leather, a shoelace, or something similar to tie one end of the strap to your headstock, under the strings just above ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[And I quote from guitarsite.com<br>"The old-school way is to use a strip of leather, a shoelace, or something similar to tie one end of the strap to your headstock, under the strings just above the nut."  Hope this helps.<br><br>Denny]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>Denny</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Neck Weight problem</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-weight-problem/#post-31577</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[:roll: I am using a gibson copy and am having problems playing standing up due to the weight of the neck!!! The strap fixing is in the back of the body near to the neck, does anyone know if ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[:roll: I am using a gibson copy and am having problems playing standing up due to the weight of the neck!!! The strap fixing is in the back of the body near to the neck, does anyone know if it would be ok to move this to the head to counteract the weight?]]></content:encoded>
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