[FireEagle]

Keep an eye on them! A couple of weeks ago I noticed my old '89 Charvel Fusion Deluxe was slightly twisted in the wall hanger and thought "Wow... that was close! I need to be more careful hanging it up." Well, I walked into my guitar room a couple of days ago to find my precious Charvel on the floor! It did not suffer too much damage, just a ding on the backside and big scuff up the back that may rub out. It fell right on my wife's brand new Mikro bass, decapitating the volume knob and adding a quarter-sized ding, and then flipped onto my brand new Ibanez classical and adding a couple of nice marks on the side. I looked into what may have happened and noticed that when in the wall hanger it had a tendency to want to rotate or twist... so two weeks ago was my unheeded warning, only the allen wrench holder on the back of the headstock kept it from falling that day... BARELY, but I thought I had just carelessly hung it. Should have known I woud never "carelessly" hang that guitar!

Just a Public Service Announcement for all the pointy headstock guitar lovers out there!

 

[FireEagle]

I like your attitude! Ha ha... The bass should play ok once I replace the volume pot, though it did damage the wood where the pot mounts. I think I can find a good sticker to put over the damaged spot... lol.

I went through the Charvel, re-leveled the trem, etc, and it seems ok... Knock on wood!

 

[FireEagle]

Hmm I was just looking at wall hangers for my RG570 and new (to me) 540RHH, may be reconsidering that now. Thanks for the warning!

What brand/model wall hangers were you using?

I think this is the brand, although it looks like they have added a couple of "keeper rings"... Mine were purchased a few years ago and did not have them. I'll doube check the brand when I get home later.

Original Style: Wall Mount Classical Guitar Hanger | CC01 - String Swing

 

[FireEagle]

I have been using these for years with no issues (apart from a screw putting out of the wall, but that was due to a hidden crap repair in that bit of wall): Hercules Stands - GSP38WB PLUS

Looks much more secure than mine!

 

[FireEagle]

I do like them. And the lock is great to stop them being knocked of the hanger.

I could use the locking feature... My youngest grandkids (ages 2 & 4) like my guitars and have occasionally reached up at them. We keep the "guitar room" door shut when they are over, but I would hate for a guitar to fall on a little one if they snuck in there!