Guitar wall

[Lezard]

the way i see it is the worst case scenario is i have to buy one of these



It will still take up less space than the piano that was against this wall a few weeks ago ;)

To keep the kids in? good Idea!

[Chris]

Congratulations on the baby! 

No matter what I did my son always seemed to find a way to reach the things we tried to put out of his way.  I let him strum on my guitars after about six months though and he soon learned that he had to be gentle with them.  Touch wood we have had no mishaps so far.  He is now inseperable from his own little Simpsons ukelele  :lol:

[gordiji]

guitars look great, good luck with the immanent birth, oh and is the wall relic'd :lol:

[sgmypod]

I want that john birch one is very nice

[WezV]

oh and is the wall relic'd :lol:

just spent saturday stripping it (3 layers of anaglypta!!!) , filling all the holes and getting it ready for paint.   I was actually relieved to see fairly decent plaster underneath as the rest of the house has been a nightmare!   odd that the one room with decent walls had so much cr@p stuck over them.

so i spent part of today making sure i had the guitars positioned as i wanted them before we put the new paint on.   doing it at this stage meant i could draw on the wall  with templates and play with positioning. now they are removed until after paint is dry. 

i may also add some pads behind the bodies just in case, just got to decide what will work best

[Shag101]

i may also add some pads behind the bodies just in case, just got to decide what will work best
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congrats on the baby...... and padding is a good idea..
i was also thinking of adding a little wire that is screwed into the wall right by the bottom strap button...in a fashion that once hung...i could wrap it around the button to avoid an accidental pull off from any child. 

[shobet]

Keep the baby in a cage. Sorted!

[FernandoDuarte]

Congrats on the daughter, Wez!

With kids around I can see the appeal on have sobber looking guitars instead of high figured exquisite woods... I can be ok with a ding on a black guitar, not sure on some fantastic burl or something :lol:

[viking]

Congrats on the baby & the guitars  8)! A guitar wall...nice! :)

[AndyR]

Good luck with the baby :D

Beware of that fireguard cage. Admittedly I had twin boys, so the buggers encouraged each other, but children do like "posting" things. We had one of those cages, and it would fill up every couple of hours with anything that could move - toys, cushions, plants, any cr@p they could lay their hands on.

Btw, what make are those hangers, Wez?

[WezV]

just these stagg ones
http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=GUH-WN-REC

i actually got one to test first before ordering them all.   they do what they say on the tin, although it would be impossible to mount them the way shown in the pic.  the main downside is that they are not  very adjustable once installed.  plenty strong enough though

[Philly Q]

Aren't there problems with certain hangers/stands eating into nitro finishes?

(Seems like monumentally bad design, seeing as they're meant to hold guitars...)

[AndyR]

Aren't there problems with certain hangers/stands eating into nitro finishes?

(Seems like monumentally bad design, seeing as they're meant to hold guitars...)

That was my very next question!!

I guessed they might be the Stagg ones, Wez. I've also been looking at the Hercules ones that "close up" as you apply a guitar - I have this contraption on a Hercules stand for my Explorer (basically the stand "hangs" a guitar), and I already know that the material that Hercules use is nitro-friendly... But a full set of Hercules wall-hangers (for my needs) is going to work out a mite expensive!! :lol:

[WezV]

But a full set of Hercules wall-hangers (for my needs) is going to work out a mite expensive!! :lol:

that was my main concern ;)

just trying out the holders for now but if they do start to eat nitro i will report back.  looks ok so far and i generally find the safest solution is to rewrap the offending parts if needs be

[PhilKing]

I was going to ask if that was where the piano used to be.  I imagine you are running around finishing lots of things in the house at the moment and counting down the days!   I take it all the tools and lose things are in the shed now and you'll be working out there more than before?