On 2018-03-29 4:49 PM, Ed Minch wrote:
> I have a couple of forged holdfasts that are fantastic.  On more delicate
surfaces, I have a strip of 1/4” plywood with a hole in it that I thread on the
shaft and it fits under the head to prevent marring.  Someone on a guitar forum
just mentioned these:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leather-Holdfast-Covers-Protect-Your-Wood-
Brown-to-Black-Leather/172150050483?epid=1362216886&hash=item2814f14eb3:g:2y4AAO
SwKtVW0g4x:sc:USPSFirstClass!25301!US!-1">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leather-
Holdfast-Covers-Protect-Your-Wood-Brown-to-Black-Leather/172150050483?epid=13622
16886&hash=item2814f14eb3:g:2y4AAOSwKtVW0g4x:sc:USPSFirstClass!25301!US!-1
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> What do you all use??
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Leather booties would get lost at my place. I use 1/4in ply strips, just 
like you. Hard to lose, easy to replace when they do. Mine are long 
enough to extend the reach of my Grammercy holdfasts a little.

Don

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