Favorite (secure) Wall Hangers?

[NegativeEase]

Well, I *would* have said Hercules, but after that recent thread...

Can you elaborate or link the issue? Hercules are my favorite -and I have more than 30 guitars hanging from them as we speak -some for decades

-All are mounted into studs BTW -no hollow wall anchors for me -can't risk it.

What might I need to know? Thanks.

 

[St_Genesius]

There was a thread roughly contemporaneous with this one from someone who had one of their floorstands fail because of the plastic degrading.

As best I could tell, once he posted pictures, the weak bit was different from anything on the wall hangers I have. In any case, none of the plastics on mine are turning gummy (which was the warning sign related in that thread).

And yeah, mine are all stud-anchored as well, though indirectly: they're attached to a board (painted and with a lovely ornately beveled edge, thank you very much) which is then drilled to two studs.

Can you elaborate or link the issue? Hercules are my favorite -and I have more than 30 guitars hanging from them as we speak -some for decades

-All are mounted into studs BTW -no hollow wall anchors for me -can't risk it.

What might I need to know? Thanks.

 

[NegativeEase]

There was a thread roughly contemporaneous with this one from someone who had one of their floorstands fail because of the plastic degrading.

As best I could tell, once he posted pictures, the weak bit was different from anything on the wall hangers I have. In any case, none of the plastics on mine are turning gummy (which was the warning sign related in that thread).

And yeah, mine are all stud-anchored as well, though indirectly: they're attached to a board (painted and with a lovely ornately beveled edge, thank you very much) which is then drilled to two studs.

Gotcha. thanks.

 

[dave74]

I use the Hercules hangers with the 3-hole metal flush-mount.
Mount them with two screws up and one down(triangle pointing down) into solid wood of course. Always use nicely threaded wood screws,,,,, obviously.

Yeah that Hercules failure thread ended up being either the fold-up release pull-thing or maybe it was for height adjustment on the grabber arm,,,,,I can't remember.
Either way, it was a part that is not on the wall grab-hangers nor the conventional (non-grab) Hercules floor stand I have.

 

[LesStrat]

I love the look of guitars displayed, but I don’t do it.

 

[dave74]

I only like hangers to save floor space. IMO it's better to keep all but 2 or 3 in their cases and then just rotate once in a while.

 

[Mincer]

I keep a few out. But I have to clean them every week or so, or the dust starts coming, as well as the fun Florida humidity. Here, guitars in cases have strings that last longer.

 

[NegativeEase]

I keep all my guitars on hooks out at the ready (Hercules as I already mentioned)

I have a bad habit of never using a guitar if I store it in a case or store them away. It's a me problem.

Although I have dozens of guitars -I don't collect guitars or have any investment guitars worth hiding away either, they are just tools for me -dings and UV exposed or not.

 

[solspirit]

I only like hangers to save floor space. IMO it's better to keep all but 2 or 3 in their cases and then just rotate once in a while.

For me it's that and safety. I can't have a guitar on a stand with a great dane and 2 cats around. They play all the time and she would send a guitar flying if she hit it.

 

[alex1fly]

For a seemingly nitro-safe DIY solution I made hangers by perusing the hook/fastener aisles of Lowes... or Home Depot. Can't remember. The ones I got are deep enough to hold two guitars or basses, or one acoustic guitar. No issue so far with the one nitro finished guitar I have, and they've been up for probably 18 months. Hangers + 2x4 + stain & sandpaper made a fun project and saved a few bucks.

If you check the photo, the upper-left ones are similar to what I used.

 

[GuitarStv]

I've been using cheap home depot hooks as wall hangers for years. If you're concerned about nitro finishes, just wrap some cloth around the hanger.