Bass Strap difficulty

[Mockie]

Today in the middle of a gig, the bass strap became disconnected from my FR8X. As I was trying to screw the top end back into the accordion cabinet, the complete strap, top and bottom came away from the accordion. Is this something I can rectify myself or to I have to take to a repairman

 

[Dingo40]

... Is this something I can rectify myself or to I have to take to a repairman?

It all depends on your diy skills and the actual damage.
Some members have had similar issues which they resolved themselves
How about some photos?
A picture is worth a thousand words!

 

[JerryPH]

If you have good DIY skills its no big problem. If you are the kind of person that plays but is not mechanically inclined, it is easy to damage the polycarbonate case holes as you remove and replace them.

The hard part is being honest about your own personal skills.

 

[Dingo40]

Today in the middle of a gig, the bass strap became disconnected from my FR8X. As I was trying to screw the top end back into the accordion cabinet, the complete strap, top and bottom came away from the accordion. Is this something I can rectify myself or to I have to take to a repairman

Here's some past threads that may apply?
See here:

Problem with new Roland FR1x

I bought a Roland FR1x in June this year, and loved it right away, (especially the musette sound.) But in August, the left hand strap suddenly gave way inside the instrument. Fortunately the dealer, Roxys in Batavia NY, US, was understanding and sent me a new instrument to replace it. Now I was...

www.accordionists.info

And here:

Search results for query: Bass strap broke

 

[dunlustin]

FWIW: The 1X failure was well-documented, seems resolved and not the same as this query?
The 1X failed at the internal mounting - it broke!
Can't help with the bottom end.

 

[Mockie]

FWIW: The 1X failure was well-documented, seems resolved and not the same as this query?
The 1X failed at the internal mounting - it broke!
Can't help with the bottom end.

Today in the middle of a gig, the bass strap became disconnected from my FR8X. As I was trying to screw the top end back into the accordion cabinet, the complete strap, top and bottom came away from the accordion. Is this something I can rectify myself or to I have to take to a repairman

Bass strap problem sorted. As suggested, it was a minor DIY job. Because I may have loosened the adjustment 'wheel' too much over time, the strap popped off under pressure. The
lower end of the strap came adrift from an internal bracket. It was just a matter of reassembling everything.

 

[JerryPH]

Nice, well done @Mockie!