Guitar Stand

how exciting!!
THis looks really functional. Great idea!!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Rock and roll!

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A neat looking stand Matt. I am sure it will be appreciated for many years to come.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Neat, an excellent idea. I’m sure he likes it.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Good use of redwood. Can he play? Jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Ya…he is 14…resisting to learn to read music…but…considering the lack of training and practice he has created some cool riffs…but like my woodworking—-cant wait to see what he can do in a few years!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

looks great! i should make one for my guitar playing brother! what are the dimentions?

-- "What one can make with good tools is limited only by one's talent" (lucius-hill@comcast.net)

Well that is a great idea and well done. I have a good friend who will get one….

Thanks for sharing.

-- Jimmy

This is a great project. I need to make my wife a stand for her Cello (something that will allow the end pin to stay extended.) If you have any ideas I would love to hear them.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Thanks everyone…Doc-Sawdust: If you use a similar design you can use a borring bit to leave space for the “end pin”—if I am understanding what that is on the Cello…for Isaac’s stand I will place some green felt around the slots for the guitars to protect them from scratching (not pictured or done yet)...also—-if the cello is lgihter then his 2 guitars I would go withOUT the “wings” or support legs…I like the finish of the legs…but they make the whole thing look like an airplane…but his rooms is carpeted and the guitars are busy.

The best thing—-he has been playing a lot this weekend since I gave him the stand!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

Rock on dude. This is wonderful work Napaman!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Nice stand…are you considering a guitar as well?

-- Steffen

Great project. Do you have felt or some carpet on the stand to keep the wood from scuffing the guitars?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Nice stand. Are you making a guitar?

as a builder of guitars (mostly electric solid-body guitars) I would tend to think that this stand, although eye-catching and attractive and obviously functional, but would tend to put somewhat of a ‘twist’ or ‘warp’ in the body of the guitar over time. As the majority of solid body electric guitars are actually 2 bookmatched pieces of timber joined in the centre in line with the centre of the guitars neck, I would imagine the stress of gravity even though relatively small, can’t be all that good for the joint. (most bookmatched guitars are simply glued together without the use of biscuits or dowels or any kind of pinning or tenoning)
The use of the ‘backing board’ I see behind the bass guitar in your photos would probably aid things slightly, although hanging guitars by the neck is still the safest method in order to keep the neck and body in true alignment and therefore true in pitch and tune.

Please don’t take my comment as negative, I certainly do appreciate your work and your concept, and you have obviously done a great job here, and served a valuable purpose.
I used some lengths of scrap framing pine and with some cheap ‘forks’ which have a rubber-ish coating I screwed the pine to the spare walls where wall space was available, in order to hang guitars – pics attached

will notice that most guitar/music stores tend to hang their instruments also – cellos violins etc – instruments with end-pins included

-- Skinna - Australia... I won't stop at murder if that's what is necessary to get the job done

you learn something new every day! Interesting, Skinna.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks Skinnna—-I absolutely dont take your comments negatively…your explanation is VERY helpful and I will show them to my stepson…and ask him if he likes the way you hang your guitars…as a non-guitar player and a relative newcomer to woodworking (especially when I made this) I would have had no idea…hopefully my poor design has not hurt his guitar—-he actually does not use it much (which made me a bit sad—-but NOW I AM GLAD)...but he has had the old base in it…just not his main guitar…

Thanks thanks thanks…like debie said—-you learn something everyday!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."