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Location: Bellevue, Washington | I have wall hangers in my office for my guitars and have a question about potential damage to my acoustics. When hanging from the wall, the acoustic guitars seem to sit at a noticeable angle protruding out more from the wall the further down the guitar you go. With the electrics, they hang straight down with no angle whatsoever.
My question is, will this damage the acoustic neck over time from hanging at an angle? Or is there a better mount to use for acoustics?
I am currently using these Hercules wall mounts to hang the guitars.
Hercules hangers I\'m currently using.
Picture of what's going on, very noticeable angle here... should I be concerned?
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....different center of gravity effect? |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | For sure it is center of gravity, has to be cause no matter which of the 3 hangers I put it on I get the same effect... just want to make sure it's not gonna hurt anything. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So long as they don't hit the ground they will be fine. :cool: |
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Location: Flahdaw | I doubt if the tension of the strings doesn't cause a big problem, the angle of descent won't either. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I don't have the Hercules hangers, and my guitars all hang straight down. I can see from the pics that the Hercules hangers angle up a bit. Since the acoustics are a lot lighter, perhaps the Hercules securing tabs are pulling back on the guitar's neck as it rests in the cradle. If you notice the acoustic not being able to rock a little in the hanger, that could indicate that pressure is on the neck. I don't know if that would cause any problem with the neck or not in the long run, but it would concern me a bit. Of course it could be the center-of-gravity thing also, but like I said ... it isn't happening with my hangers. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I wouldn't tolerate the angle and would modify the hanger to correct the issue. I have some experience modifying factory wall hangers to fit my unique applications, although I don't recall messing with any Hercules brand hangers. |
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Location: closely held secret | Make sure they're seated all the way back in the cradle. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | It's not a problem - as long as the guitar is hanging freely there is no adverse pressure on the neck. If you modified the hanger so the headstock was clamped in postition to keep the neck vertical, THEN you'd be introducing unnatural stresses on the neck.
It hangs where it hangs.
It's physics.
It's all good. |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback fellas, the guitar rocks freely and is sitting all the way in the back of the cradle each time it is placed there. It still makes me a bit nervous but I suppose I will just keep a close eye on the action to make sure nothing is changing! |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | If the action changes, it won't be because you're using a wall hanger. |
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Location: Yorkshire, England | For what it's worth, after long & careful thought over the years, I won't hang any instrument by it's neck. I always go by the rule that if I wouldn't like it myself, why would I do it to anything else? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Oops, from the title, I thought at first this was about the calendars...my bad :rolleyes: |
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