Une note intéressante sur les straps Fender pre CBS:
"Fender supplied leather straps with every guitar during the company's golden age. These were made by the Lichtenberger Ferguson Company, a harness maker and saddlery located in Los Angeles. The first Fender straps were a medium tone brown with a wide strap and a straight, narrow adjustable shoulder pad. These used a buckle for adjustment much like those used on a man’s belt. Esquires, Broadcasters, “Nocasters”, Telecasters, Precision Basses and the earliest Stratocasters were all shipped these straps.
In early 1955 the straps underwent a redesign. These second generation straps were much narrower with a small cast metal buckle with no moving parts and a central post for securing the strap. The adjustable shoulder pads were wider, but still straight. Top of the line Stratocasters and Precision Basses came with a black strap that also had a thick piece of white felt sewn onto the underside of the shoulder pad for added comfort. Telecasters and Esquires came with the same shaped strap, but in light brown leather without the felt padding. The earliest Musicmasters and Duo Sonics were also shipped with the same light brown straps.
In mid to late 1956 the design changed again slightly as the adjustable shoulder pads gained a curve to better contour to the shoulder when worn with a guitar. A maroon version without the felt padding, like the Telecaster/Esquire version, was shipped with Musicmasters and Duo Sonics.
The black third generation strap was issued with the Jazzmaster in 1958 and the Jazz Bass in 1960 and at around the time of the introduction of the Jaguar in 1962, all guitars began to be shipped with this version of the strap.
In late 1964 or early 1965 the contemporary Fender logo was embossed in gold on the bottom of the shoulder pad. Around this time as well, the buckle was changed to a slightly wider design with a flower motif on the top and bottom. Fender also shipped straps with a double flower design with and without Fender embossed in gold during this time.
From about 1966 through the earlier 1970s, the final version of the golden age strap appeared. The final change was the addition of Fender in block letters to the top of the buckle with the flower design remaining on the bottom. This is the strap most people associate with vintage Fender guitars and is often mistaken for being from the 1950s. Partly due to the fact that the Fender Custom Shop reproduced these straps and were shipping them with their 1950s reissues as early as the 1990s.
Reproductions abound of the black third generation and Fender/flower buckle straps. However, it is relatively easy to tell a vintage one from a repro by first looking at the foundry mark on the buckle. Vintage ones have a ship’s anchor beside the buckle post and repros do not. One can also tell by looking at the strap itself, if the strap does not have two embossed lines running the length of the both edges of the strap, it is a repro. Some repros have the embossed edging and if that is the case, then checking the buckle’s foundry marks will tell you for sure.
Fender supplied leather straps with every guitar during the company's golden age. These were made by the Lichtenberger Ferguson Company, a harness maker and saddlery located in Los Angeles. The first Fender straps were a medium tone brown with a wide strap and a straight, narrow adjustable shoulder pad. These used a buckle for adjustment much like those used on a man’s belt. Esquires, Broadcasters, “Nocasters”, Telecasters, Precision Basses and the earliest Stratocasters were all shipped these straps.
In early 1955 the straps underwent a redesign. These second generation straps were much narrower with a small cast metal buckle with no moving parts and a central post for securing the strap. The adjustable shoulder pads were wider, but still straight. Top of the line Stratocasters and Precision Basses came with a black strap that also had a thick piece of white felt sewn onto the underside of the shoulder pad for added comfort. Telecasters and Esquires came with the same shaped strap, but in light brown leather without the felt padding. The earliest Musicmasters and Duo Sonics were also shipped with the same light brown straps.
In mid to late 1956 the design changed again slightly as the adjustable shoulder pads gained a curve to better contour to the shoulder when worn with a guitar. A maroon version without the felt padding, like the Telecaster/Esquire version, was shipped with Musicmasters and Duo Sonics.
The black third generation strap was issued with the Jazzmaster in 1958 and the Jazz Bass in 1960 and at around the time of the introduction of the Jaguar in 1962, all guitars began to be shipped with this version of the strap.
In late 1964 or early 1965 the contemporary Fender logo was embossed in gold on the bottom of the shoulder pad. Around this time as well, the buckle was changed to a slightly wider design with a flower motif on the top and bottom. Fender also shipped straps with a double flower design with and without Fender embossed in gold during this time.
From about 1966 through the earlier 1970s, the final version of the golden age strap appeared. The final change was the addition of Fender in block letters to the top of the buckle with the flower design remaining on the bottom. This is the strap most people associate with vintage Fender guitars and is often mistaken for being from the 1950s. Partly due to the fact that the Fender Custom Shop reproduced these straps and were shipping them with their 1950s reissues as early as the 1990s.
Reproductions abound of the black third generation and Fender/flower buckle straps. However, it is relatively easy to tell a vintage one from a repro by first looking at the foundry mark on the buckle. Vintage ones have a ship’s anchor beside the buckle post and repros do not. One can also tell by looking at the strap itself, if the strap does not have two embossed lines running the length of the both edges of the strap, it is a repro. Some repros have the embossed edging and if that is the case, then checking the buckle’s foundry marks will tell you for sure."
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