Guitar wall hangers

[J_Alexander]

is it safe to hang your guitar? i mean a million guitar stores cant be wrong. i of course have central air and when the furnace runs i have a whole house humidifier. i have a dehumidifier in my computer/guitar room and the humidty in that room is a constant 55 to 60 percent.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

is it safe to hang your guitar? i mean a million guitar stores cant be wrong. i of course have central air and when the furnace runs i have a whole house humidifier. i have a dehumidifier in my computer/guitar room and the humidty in that room is a constant 55 to 60 percent.

Make sure you put the hangers into a wall stud. (I put "wall" in there to keep keith's posts at bay)

I hung a few guitars a couple years ago, using the included mollys because I couldn't find the wall studs. In the middle of the night one of the guitars came crashing down - it was my girlfriend's custom RG, and needless to say she wasn't happy.

 

[Music Man]

I would also recommed Hercules guitar hangers they work great at keeping your guitar safe.

 

[roburado]

Hanging guitars scares the crap out of me. Maybe, that's because before living here in Michigan, I'd lived in California and the Philippines. The Pacific Rim of Fire seems like a bad place to hang a guitar on the wall.

 

[phatduckk]

 

[roburado]

Yeah. I know. People in California hang guitars on the wall. I'm just a fraidy cat.

 

[Axis Sport]

I have always hung mine and never had a problem. I find if they are all out, I play them. If I leave them in the cases then some of them dont get played as much. I also agree with putting them in a stud.

 

[TonyEVH5150]

If not a wall stud, then get some heavy duty wall anchors. Mine are attached to the wall with anchors that will hold up to 100 lbs. It's overkill, but at least it's some extra protection.

 

[g_man]

This relates to acoustics more, but just remember that the temperature can vary quite a bit (and therefore your relative humidity) from floor to ceiling, especially in the winter in colder climates.

 

[mbgreene]

All screwed into the studs

 

[peterd79]

I can't find myself to hang any of my gear on the wall... If i'm not playing them they are in their case, shut and locked. I just don't want to risk it.

 

[Norrin Radd]

I hang all mine - but would never chance it without putting the screw (long one) into a stud.

As for the humidity - just keep an eye on the necks frequently. They will be the first indicators (on electrics) of just how the humidity IS affecting the guitars.

 

[Quarter]

Mine are attached to the wall with anchors that will hold up to 100 lbs.

Just a word of caution about hangers that go into the drywall.
Yes, they can be rated for lots of Lbs, but that load rating is for dead weight at the face of the finish wall.
Once you mount anything with any length to it you create a fulcrum effect that can significantly reduce its rating.

A better alternative, if there is not a wall stud where you want, is to take a length of 1" x 6" that is long enough to span at least 2 wall studs and anchor that to the studs first.
Then you can mount the hangar(s) to the 1" x 6" anywhere you want.
Another benefit of this method is that if you have several guitars to hang, you can use a longer board and space the hangars closer than the stud spacing might otherwise allow.

I'm a newb when it comes to guitars, but I've got 30 years in the building trades and wall board / drywall is more fragile than most realize.

 

[Jimi D]

That's a great idea Quarter, thanks!

I hang a number of my guitars on stud-mounted hangers now, but this is a great idea to bump up the number I can hang in a limited amount of space...

 

[g_man]

I'm a newb when it comes to guitars, but I've got 30 years in the building trades and wall board / drywall is more fragile than most realize.

Now you have me worried

If a stud is not available, and we can't implement you idea of putting in a horizontal between studs, what about those wall plugs that open up inside the wall? I have my AL high enough that little kids can't hang off of it, but I still wouldn't mind being able to sleep tonight...

 

[jamminjim]

Absolutely Correct!!

Just a word of caution about hangers that go into the drywall.
Yes, they can be rated for lots of Lbs, but that load rating is for dead weight at the face of the finish wall.
Once you mount anything with any length to it you create a fulcrum effect that can significantly reduce its rating.

A better alternative, if there is not a wall stud where you want, is to take a length of 1" x 6" that is long enough to span at least 2 wall studs and anchor that to the studs first.
Then you can mount the hangar(s) to the 1" x 6" anywhere you want.
Another benefit of this method is that if you have several guitars to hang, you can use a longer board and space the hangars closer than the stud spacing might otherwise allow.

I'm a newb when it comes to guitars, but I've got 30 years in the building trades and wall board / drywall is more fragile than most realize.

You are so right. Also if you mount the guitar hangers on a board that is anchored to the studs you get the benefit of having the guitar hang a little bit farther from the wall. A person could use a 2x4 bolted to the wall studs (even a hardwood 2x) and then hang the guitarz from it. It's what I'd do if I wanted to hand guitars, cause I don't trust sheetrock.

Personally I prefer stands on the floor, but I have plenty of space.

 

[Quarter]

g_man ... I can't imagine not having some sort of nailer / studs in a wall somewhere.
Even in a small section, there will be something in the corners / edges and the top.
Which brings up another alternative, hang the / a board vertically with the top butted up to the ceiling line and catch a nailer up there.
For a no stud / nailer install, you could mount a large chunk of board to the wall with the drywall fasteners and then fasten the hook to that.
That would spread the load and be far better than not.

 

[Dargin]

We got about 10 beaters in the sales office here and when we had a 6.something earthquake a few years ago I was all by myself on a call when i felt a wave like motion and then looked at the wall to see the guitars swaying back and forth bangin' against the walls. None of the instruments fell...

 

[roburado]

We got about 10 beaters in the sales office here and when we had a 6.something earthquake a few years ago I was all by myself on a call when i felt a wave like motion and then looked at the wall to see the guitars swaying back and forth bangin' against the walls. None of the instruments fell...

But what about when "THE BIG ONE" hits?

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

But what about when "THE BIG ONE" hits?

Wood floats....