How do I install the strap button that came with my guitar?

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Note:  We recommend that you have your strap button installed by a qualified guitar technician.

The best place for the strap button is on the heel, on the treble side, about halfway between the heel cap and where the heel meets the neck. 

Strap Button on the heel of a Bourgeois Dreadnought. (click on picture for larger view)

Strap Button on the heel of a Bourgeois OM. (click on picture for larger view)

You have a large area--about 2"--in the middle of the heel where the strap button screw will not hit  the screws holding on the neck. 

You can see these two neck bolts through the sound hole with a mirror.  

Measure 1/2 between the top of the fretboard and the edge of the heel cap. You can go off center by about 3/8th's of an inch in either direction and you'll be alright..   

Be sure to drill a pilot hole with an appropriate sized drill bit.

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Page last updated: July 17, 2007