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Post by CAFeathers on May 28, 2004 22:28:49 GMT -5
My 1 Year old Grandson lives with us and keeping him away from the gear is not really a problem, however I had my Ovation on a single guitar stand in my office one day and he came in to visit me and accidently tripped and fell into the Ovation. No damage to either the Grandson or the Ovation was good news, however it got me to thinking about a different way to have my guitars out.
So, down to my local Music Store I go. I find they carry "String Swing" wall hangers. I buy a couple of them and take them home. After putting them up and hanging a couple of my guitars I decide I really like this idea. I now have 6 guitars hung on my walls and they look great as well as being more accessible to me.
If you haven't tried this I recommend it, not only do you get something on the wall that is decoration, but you can take them down and play them too!!!!!
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Post by RB on May 28, 2004 22:31:34 GMT -5
Cool idea....  |
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Post by chrisgrimes on May 29, 2004 4:03:04 GMT -5
Hi Chet
I invested in these wall hangers a couple of years ago, you are right, they look great (my wife is always trying to re-arrange them for colour co-ordination !!) also a very practical idea in reducing damage from children, dogs and relatives !!
Chris
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Post by hcoll on May 29, 2004 8:21:48 GMT -5
...have mine hanging on the wall too....
...pass on some advice that the manager of my local shop gave me...anchor a piece of wood (2x4 stud) horizontally across the wall at least a foot below the ceiling...that way you've got firm place to screw the hangars into...and...you've got all kinds of horizontal room to play with....
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Post by CAFeathers on May 29, 2004 8:40:34 GMT -5
...have mine hanging on the wall too.... ...pass on some advice that the manager of my local shop gave me...anchor a piece of wood (2x4 stud) horizontally across the wall at least a foot below the ceiling...that way you've got firm place to screw the hangars into...and...you've got all kinds of horizontal room to play with.... I used 1x4's anchored 7 inches down from the ceiling. |
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Post by dennisobell on May 29, 2004 9:08:16 GMT -5
I dont know how I would be able to store my guitars any other way if not for these devices. My wife and I own a 700 square foot co-op here in the city, so natually, storage space is at a premium. I have all 4 of my guitars on the wall in the bedroom. Not only does it look great, but it uses the only space left available in my house!
hcoll has it right about the strip of wood across the top-great idea.
I didn't trust the screws and plastic anchors that came with my "String Swings," but I was able to hit the wall studs with longer screws with my setup (16" on-center works perfectly!).
BTW, MF sometimes has a "deal" on these if you buy 2 or more-I like the plain metal ones as opposed to the wood. . .
Dennis
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Post by hcoll on May 30, 2004 15:48:58 GMT -5
...it's over on the Orifficial Site... ;D...worth mentioning here....
...if you have a nitrocellulous-finished guitar...like a...Gibson...Martin...some Fenders...don't plan on hanging your guitar by the neck on one of these....
...the foam covers on the hanger react with the finish on the guitar where they touch...I've seen this in guitar shops....
...one of the advantages of Epi's polyurethane finish...besides being beer-proof....
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Post by Steelpriest on May 31, 2004 0:07:32 GMT -5
;D Beer proof guitars... hehe! Well, the same thing goes for nitro - finished guitars in ordinary stands, we had this topic somewhere in another thread. The foam covers of a stand do the same thing with such a guitar, it was recommended to use at least not a stand with black soft foam covers for such a nitro finished guitar. I had a Hamer Vector once, guess it was nitro finished because the foam covers, though light colored, of it´s stand became sticky and smeary after a while. Didn´t harm the guitar surprisingly but the stand was ruined.  |
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Post by zep on May 31, 2004 11:35:57 GMT -5
As long as it's the stand and not the instrument, stands are cheap and I'd hate to a good axe ruined.
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