Guildedagain
Enlightened Member
Nitro is the biggest PITA...
My F4CE has giant nitro burns from a hanger.
My F4CE has giant nitro burns from a hanger.
That's the nice thing about the 'slatwall' style. By angling them you get get more density. In 8' of slatwall, I have a dozen instruments, though admittedly they're all thin bodied guitars, except the 6120. Good acoustics stay in the case to stay humidified.Mine are Hercules. They've been up and have locked my guitars in securely and flawlessly for 14 years, and never a hint of a nitro reaction. I did have our builder install a horizontal 2"X6" the length of the rack. The rack is lag bolted into the horizontal 2"X6" stud. Not sure if you can see them Lung, but these self lock the neck into place just below the headstock.
And this is what I've got if you'd like to get them away from the wall, or swivel them.
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West
Nice, West! Also, with some track lighting. Sweet.Mine are Hercules. They've been up and have locked my guitars in securely and flawlessly for 14 years, and never a hint of a nitro reaction. I did have our builder install a horizontal 2"X6" the length of the rack. The rack is lag bolted into the horizontal 2"X6" stud. Not sure if you can see them Lung, but these self lock the neck into place just below the headstock.
And this is what I've got if you'd like to get them away from the wall, or swivel them.
Hercules GSP40WBPLUS PLUS Series Universal AutoGrip Wall Mount Guitar Hanger
Get the guaranteed best price on Guitar Wall Hangers like the Hercules GSP40WBPLUS PLUS Series Universal AutoGrip Wall Mount Guitar Hanger at Musician's Friend. Get a low price and free shipping on...www.musiciansfriend.com
West
They stay in the case here as well Rock, unless it's spring and summer when our climate controlled AC humidifier can maintain 48%-50% humidity for months on end. No kids in the house, so this way I can enjoy them without worrying about them being damaged. It's also a constant reminder to grab one and play it. You've reminded me......it's almost time to hang them.That's the nice thing about the 'slatwall' style. By angling them you get get more density. In 8' of slatwall, I have a dozen instruments, though admittedly they're all thin bodied guitars, except the 6120. Good acoustics stay in the case to stay humidified.
Thanks Reeves. I just routed the edges on a spruce 1"X6", stained and finished it (only poly finish in the house ), spaced and mounted the hangers and mounted it to the previously installed stud behind the sheet rock. Nothing to it. $150 maybe.Nice, West! Also, with some track lighting. Sweet.
Correctamundo...Some rubbers and leather chemicals will melt the nitro finish where they make contact if touching for too long. Even Snark tuners says don't leave your tuners on the headstock all the time.Why would anyone make a guitar hanger that was not compatible with nitro finishes? That confounds me. So is leather and nitro really no bueno??
And there really are those (though I'm not sure I buy into it) who say that hanging a guitar vertically is the best way to "store" one because in hanging below the headstock, the weight of the guitar somewhat counters the forces created by string tension. So there's that. Seriously.......I've read it on the internet.....it's gotta be true.I like having guitars on wall hangers because:
1. They are safe enough on the walls.
2. I love looking at them. I think that after paying so much for them, it is part of the "use" of the instrument that was paid for - admiring the visual beauty of them.
3. I find myself playing more when I don't have to drag stuff in and outta the closet.
4. Besides my car and two bikes and a small amount of tools, just about all my worldly possessions are inside a 650 sq. foot in-law-suite (where I live). There is only one closet, and I have to part and move the wife's long dresses on hangers to get cases in and out of the closet. So having the guitars on the wall really saves wear and tear on me, the dresses, and the closet wall.
Looks VERY similar to mine Bonneville. Do you like sunbursts?Have been using a Stringswing rack and single mount for several years, no issues other than needing to
be careful moving guitars on and off the rack and checking the swivel tensioning knobs once in awhile- would definitely
not use without hitting a couple of studs though.
I got my '67 Starfire used circa 1977 and somewhere before me it had been in a hanger or stand that eroded the finish.Somehow I've never done a nitro burn on a hanger ever, I have two of the originals, they've never hurt anything.
I had a stand once, in fact a, few of them that looked like this.I got my '67 Starfire used circa 1977 and somewhere before me it had been in a hanger or stand that eroded the finish.
I've had good luck with the Hercules, Ultimate and String Swing with nitro.I've not experienced any adverse reaction from any Hercules product.