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Location: Warren,Pa. | We're layering atmosphere into the Cafe at our church...putting stuff on the walls, and someone donated a Celebrity mando that isn't playable any more but looks really nice. I don't want to hang it vertically like in a music store...I want to hang it diagonally, like in the playing position. I'd like the hanger to be invisible if possible. Any ideas?? John <>{ |
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Location: Scotland | Easy. Buy or make a couple of small right-angle brackets. Fix them to the wall in the position you want and bolt the mando to them using the existing strap button bolts. |
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Location: closely held secret | Heck, if it's not playable anymore, just find the right balance point and screw a hook into the side of the bowl on the upper side of the waist. Then it can turn in the breeze. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'd use two Swingers. One angled at the neck and another on which the lower base bout can rest. |
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Location: CT | Fishing line won't be invisible. If it's unplayable and it's just going to be a decoration, no need to save the back. Attach mounts on the back, or put a couple of small holes in it near the neck and lower bout and rest it on picture type hangers. You should be able to angle it any way you want. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | ...Drywall screws thru one or two of the soundholes.....
....or duct tape! :D |
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Location: Midland, MI | Velcro |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'll post some photos tonight how I did it. Not to brag, but it came out damn nice. The guitar sits at a 45 degree angle suspended about 1" away from the wayy and just "floats". Dave |
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Location: PDX | Just my perspective; even if it is not "playable" i wouldn't compromise the structural integrity of the instrument. I'd find some way to get the results you want without further damaging it.
Not sure why i feel that way, it just strikes a bad chord somewhere. Carry on.
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Location: Converse, Texas | It's a Celebrity. Can't you just screw it directly into the wall? |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Craig,
Where have you been? |
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Location: Orange County, California | Step 1: Bring it to the tour.
Step 2: Let someone kick a hole in it...
:D :p :D :p |
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Location: closely held secret | Been done, Fred. Maybe Kim will provide a more exotic target this year. |
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| Originally posted by Tupperware:
I'll post some photos tonight how I did it. Not to brag, but it came out damn nice. The guitar sits at a 45 degree angle suspended about 1" away from the wayy and just "floats". Dave I love it when stuff for the church comes out damn nice. Makes you wanna say "Hell, yeah!" |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Or; "Christ, that looks good!"
(To which he often replies, "Thank you.")
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Location: Upper Left USA | Velcro |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by MWoody:
Velcro Is there an (is there an) echo in (echo) here (in here)?
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Kinda doubt that Tupperware did it "for the church", rather he just hung up a Mando somewhere and offering the example.
Oh....Gorilla Glue (to offer another method), although you will want to screw it to the wall while the glue dries. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Dave's got a couple of guitars hanging at angles on the wall of his Ovation Gallery room or whatever he calls it. There are so many guitars there that I couldn't keep track. Sort of like the kid in the candy store. The ones he is referring to are very nicely and cleverly displayed and they do seem to be suspended. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Been on a sabatical, Phil. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Originally posted by JeffreyD:
Oh....Gorilla Glue (to offer another method), although you will want to screw it to the wall while the glue dries. Or duct tape. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Hizzoner:
Been on a sabatical, Phil. Not that long, more like sitting shivah. :D |
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Gonna hang it up