If you want the case to be usable and and are not restoring it for "looks" or authenticity, you can use the two-part, screw together leather fasteners you find at Tandy, etc. Cut off the old handle straps flush to the case, cut new straps (you can make the ends fancy if you like)long enough to double through the handle rings, then punch through both ends and the case (you'll have to use a drill for this). Reach inside, poke one end of the fastner through all the holes, screw the other end on, tighten. Viola! I've used this with success on guitar and banjo cases as well as legs-o-mutton.
Last edited by Fin2Feather; 11/01/06 10:31 AM.
