I realize this is OT, but...do you guys hang your guitars?

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I know this is waaay OT for this forum, but I trust your guys' opinions a lot more than on some other forums, so I am wondering if most of you hang your guitars on the wall, or keep them in their cases?

I've always wanted to keep my guitars up on the wall, but I've always been worried about the effects of humidity (or the lack thereof in the winter months), etc., etc., having them out in the open, so I've always kept them case-bound.

For those of you that keep them on the wall, do you run a humidifier in the winter months, or do you just not worry about it?

Thanks!
Rick
 
I would if I had the room.I keep an Anderson and a Suhr on stands right by my desk and all the Gibbys in cases,not because I worry about the elements,I just don't have the room.I really would love to hang em so you can just say"I'm gonna play you today"instead of opening a case and crap :thumbsup: :rock:
 
As long as you don't use outside walls but inner walls it should be fine. Humidity or strange temperature effects I have only experienced on the surrounding walls of the house.

Most guitar shops hang them, so it can't be that bad in general.
 
I'm a case-only guy. However, I have a cheap acoustic that I leave out to tinker on.

I would never hang a Les Paul (or any finished neck guitar) on a wall because of the neck/headstock finish. I've seen more finishes rubbed out and ruined because the hanger damaged the paint on either side of the headstock.
 
I hung mine last year and am fine with it so far. My house does get dry in the winter, but so far no problems. Have a LP, strat and EVH music man.
 
Before you hang them, there's a few things.

1. Geographic location. Does your house get really dry in the winter? Mine does, and it causes MAJOR guitar dryness and fret popping and all sorts of bad stuff.

2. If you don't know how dry your house is, get a hygrometer from amazon.com. There's a bunch they sell for around $20 bucks. That'll tell you what the humidity is in your house. optimal is somewhere around 40% for guitars. My house is basically 0% humidity in the wintertime, so...

3. Since all my guitars are in my man cave, I got a $100 cool-mist humidifier for that room. Gotta fill it once a day in the winter, but, I can keep all my guitars on the hangers so they're ready to play. And NO, it doesn't turn the room into a sweaty jungle. Keeps the humidity around 30-35% if I'm lucky, which is good enough in the winter.
 
New Jersey is basically the Amazon jungle in the summer so I do hang them and they look awesome. However, I dont have a humidifier hooked up to my furnace (YET) so I take them down in the late fall through winter and put them in their cases.
 
RockStarNick":13vuvkgh said:
Before you hang them, there's a few things.

1. Geographic location. Does your house get really dry in the winter? Mine does, and it causes MAJOR guitar dryness and fret popping and all sorts of bad stuff.

2. If you don't know how dry your house is, get a hygrometer from amazon.com. There's a bunch they sell for around $20 bucks. That'll tell you what the humidity is in your house. optimal is somewhere around 40% for guitars. My house is basically 0% humidity in the wintertime, so...

3. Since all my guitars are in my man cave, I got a $100 cool-mist humidifier for that room. Gotta fill it once a day in the winter, but, I can keep all my guitars on the hangers so they're ready to play. And NO, it doesn't turn the room into a sweaty jungle. Keeps the humidity around 30-35% if I'm lucky, which is good enough in the winter.
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+1. I am in the same boat.

I bought a hygrometer from Wal-Mart for $7 and it has a digital display showing the temperature and humidity level. It also shows the high and levels for each over the last 24 hours. I have a warm mist humidifier that cost about $14 that I fill once a day also.
 
I am online now looking for a humidifier (not to hijack) but I burn wood for heat and my house is very dry. I picked up my Carvin last night and the g string frets out on the upper frets. It was just set up about 2 months ago and played perfectly last week.
Will a humidifier help the wood from movin around?
 
I keep all mine in the case, standing up.

That keeps 'em clean and protected.

But if I had a safe, dust-free spot with free interior wall space I'd love to hang 'em, or build some glass-front display cabinets for them.
 
I always leave my guitars on stands and I've been doing that for 27 years without any problems... I'm thinking about getting some hangars to save floor space, but I'm in no hurry...

Lately though, I have the opposite problem from you guys. I recently learned the signs of a wet or dry guitar, and it seems that my problem is too much humidity. I live in Florida and my apartment isn't very well insulated. Now I worry what damage high humidity might be causing to my electric guitars. I have to tweak my truss rods every few weeks because my action changes so much, and I've never had to do that before I moved in my apartment. My poor acoustic guitars are so swollen Im afraid they're going to explode... literally!!
Everything seems to be drying out since it turned cold, but I plan to buy a de-humidifier before it warms up again...
 
headlessdeadguy":1d4yr20o said:
I am online now looking for a humidifier (not to hijack) but I burn wood for heat and my house is very dry. I picked up my Carvin last night and the g string frets out on the upper frets. It was just set up about 2 months ago and played perfectly last week.
Will a humidifier help the wood from movin around?
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Keeping your guitars in a room with wood burning heat is a recipe for disaster... that will suck ALL the humidity out of them.

I'd try to keep it as far away as possible from the fire, and yes, a humidifier will definitely help. A hygrometer meter will be your friend. :)
 
I used to and I would still, but I have a dog now, and he's still a bit of a pup and very curious so it's not the best idea. I have used the hercules guitar hook btw...that thing rules.
 
Hanging guitar stands are the best for stability. Ultimate or Hamilton. Been keeping 4 solidbodies, 2 flattops, 1 archtop, 2 basses for 15-30 years in music room (when not gigging) with hardly ANY neck or action adjustments.

Heated and AC but no humidifier other than "AprilAire" on furnace.
 
yep i hang mine on the wall...13 hangers on the wall!!! Looks like a friggin music store!!! :)

But I do have a in house humidifier system on my furnace that keeps it constant.

Eric
 
Thanks for all the feedback fellas. I'm gonna check into the humidifiers - I'm in NC, so although we don't have a TON of harsh winter weather, it does get pretty cold and dry at times - this past week it's been highs in the low 30s and dry as a bone (Yeah, I know, by mid-west standards that's a veritable winter heat wave, but still....)

My bigger problem might be convincing my wife that guitars hanging on the wall is the highest form of visual art display! :lol: :LOL:
 
RockStarNick":ogmdf2gh said:
headlessdeadguy":ogmdf2gh said:
I am online now looking for a humidifier (not to hijack) but I burn wood for heat and my house is very dry. I picked up my Carvin last night and the g string frets out on the upper frets. It was just set up about 2 months ago and played perfectly last week.
Will a humidifier help the wood from movin around?
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Keeping your guitars in a room with wood burning heat is a recipe for disaster... that will suck ALL the humidity out of them.

I'd try to keep it as far away as possible from the fire, and yes, a humidifier will definitely help. A hygrometer meter will be your friend. :)
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I bought a humidifier yesterday. I feel better already :thumbsup:
 
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