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Old July 24th, 2005, 02:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
Bill
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Been there, haven't done that. Yet.

A couple of years ago, I posted a related question here. I'd just seen a 1952 Telecaster case selling for $1000 on ebay. The refin'ed, refretted, etc. '52 Tele I bought came with the original case and guitar strap. Now, that case isn't of much practical use, with openings at the seams, and the age and all. And no one in their right mind would use that nasty old leather guitar strap to hold up their guitar. So to me, both of those items have no practical use. But selling them would pay back most of the cost of my guitar.

However, when I asked folks here about it, most said I shouldn't do it. That the original strap and case should remain with the guitar.

Personally, if I got short of money, I'd sell the case and strap long before I'd sell the guitar. But for now, they're still together.
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