I can't do it

[davidd]

Originally Posted by fretwire

Super Glue.

Get a strap button. Take out the screw. Apply thin layer to the relavent surface of the button AND the heel cap.
When dry, fill up the hole with more glue.

Giving people this kind of tip is crazy. Dumbest thing I've seen on here for a while. Not trying to offend.

[frankmcr]

it's reasonable to consider the vibe of the guitar in making this kind of decision. (It's also reasonable not to.)

I prefer to have an upper strap button, on the heel, so I added one to the Martin in the sig below. Did it myself, it was easier & took less time than changing strings. I used an ivoroid button to match the end pin, would not have used a button that didn't match.

I'm not putting a heel button on the Arlo. I see it as a "folk" guitar (think Goodnight Irene (or Vigilante Man if you prefer)) and having the strap attached to the headstock just seems right for it.

Your guitar, your call.

[Mr. Jelly]

Working on guitars is a little like cooking or home repair. It's just seems better or right when someone else does it. When someone else does it you don't rethink every little choice that was made in the process. Like a little to much of this or to much of that in cooking. Or that 1/4 inch imperfection that is all you can see when looking at a finished home repair project.