Patent ID: 7235731

Claim:
A strap for a stringed instrument selected from the group consisting of violins and violas, the stringed instrument having a face, a finger board, a gap between the face and the finger board, a neck and neck heel whereby the instrument is supported around the neck of a musician by said strap, said strap comprising: a band dimensioned and configured to encircle the neck of the musician intending to play the instrument, said band comprising a distal band end; an instrument cord comprising a first cord end attached to said distal band end and extending therefrom to a cord distal end; and a stop attached to said cord distal end, said cord distal end being dimensioned and configured to be received in the gap between the face of the instrument and the finger board of the instrument substantially adjacent the neck and neck heel of the instrument, and said stop engaging the face and the finger board to retain said cord distal end in the gap, whereby the instrument is held around the musician's neck.