Is hanging a guitar with a wall hanger bad for the guitar?
Ed Rotberg
at a music store, I was wondering if hanging the guitar by it's
headstock an inherently bad thing to do. I am not refering to the
finish wear problem as my wall hangers at home all have leather
sleeves on them, but does this put an undue strain on the neck-body
joint of the guitar?
I'd imagine that any such strain would be less of an issue with a
bolt-on neck than a set neck, but as I have a few set neck guitars,
I'd be really curious to get some input on this.
I'd be especially interested in hearing from Mr. Suhr if you're
reading this. I would guess that your opinion would be the most
informative :)
Experiences? Stories? Opinions? All welcome.
Thanks.
= Ed =
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that gravity has on the neck.
go...@edrotberg.org (Ed Rotberg) wrote:
[] After my recent experience with neck burn marks from the wall hangers
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Andrew P. Mullhaupt
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>The local Luthier god sez "hang 'em" -- it helps counter the effect
>that gravity has on the neck.
One thing to watch out for if you hang the guitar is the local environment.
If you have a halogen spot light shining on the guitar (as in a certain
music store I know of) then you can expect the set-up to go wacky within an
hour or so. So just be mindful of heat and humidity considerations where you
hang them up.
Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt
Ed Newberg
You might also consider hanging it on an interior wall to minimize
problems from temperature deltas and moisture intrusion. For similar
reasons, don't put it somewhere a heating or air conditioning duct is
blowing directly on it.
Y'know, the more I think about it, you'll probably be safest if you
first put the guitar in a good hardshell case and then hang that.
Ed
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Gary Watts
: After my recent experience with neck burn marks from the wall hangers
: at a music store, I was wondering if hanging the guitar by it's
: headstock an inherently bad thing to do. I am not refering to the
: finish wear problem as my wall hangers at home all have leather
: sleeves on them, but does this put an undue strain on the neck-body
: joint of the guitar?
Those *neck burn marks* are a reaction of nitro lacquer with the surgical
tubing. It's very common yet most stores still display their guitars this
way. Perhaps the good news is that fewer and fewer companies are using
nitro due to environmental issues,cure time and shrinkage.
As far as strain on the neck-body, there is no issue. Especially since
the load is static and counteracted somewhat by the strings as well. Worse
in reality, is when a bolt on guitar is actually played. Here, the load is
side to side as you are holding the neck and strumming etc. Certainly,
some players do much worse things than this.
Store you guitar any way that's safe (i.e. don't lean it against the wall
just to have it fall over).
Gary
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>Those *neck burn marks* are a reaction of nitro lacquer with the surgical
>tubing. It's very common yet most stores still display their guitars this
>way. Perhaps the good news is that fewer and fewer companies are using
>nitro due to environmental issues,cure time and shrinkage.
>
That's right. I put up a bunch of the typical harware store wall hooks with
the red vinyl coating on them and my Les Paul reacted to them and got burned.
The rest of my guitars, a coupla Fenders, an Epiphone bass, a Yam accoustic
have no trouble whatsoever and they've been hanging for years now.
PAT
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>problems from temperature deltas and moisture intrusion. For similar
>reasons, don't put it somewhere a heating or air conditioning duct is
>blowing directly on it.
Something to consider...
In the booklet that comes with Larivee guitars, it says that your warrenty
will be void if you hang the guitar! And it mentions the cold outer wall
problem.
I guess up in Canada where we have snow & ice 8 months out of the year
this could be a problem. Especially when the wall is 10 degrees cooler
than the rest of the house... ohh the Humidity!
Tom
Ed Newberg
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> Something to consider...
> In the booklet that comes with Larivee guitars, it says that your warrenty
> will be void if you hang the guitar!
I guess the local shops have already voided the warranty before I buy
one,
then.
Not A Speck Of Cereal
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[] Y'know, the more I think about it, you'll probably be safest if you
[] first put the guitar in a good hardshell case and then hang that.
Hey, why not just bold the case to the wall and use it for storage
that way?