Guitar Mounting Hooks

Here are some ideas for DIY  guitar mounting hooks.

In the WHO’s film  “The Kids are Alright”. There is a scene where John Entwistle walks down the winding staircase of his mansion and you can see there are guitars and basses hanging on the wall all the way down the stairs. I decided it would be nice to hang my guitars on the wall. I have noticed that guitars are always hanging in guitar stores so this has to be OK to do at home. Store-bought hooks can be expensive especially if you own several guitars. So let’s look at some DIY guitar mounting wall hooks.

This was my first attempt. I had these bevelled wooden plaques that I had picked up at a yard sale. So I used them as my base. You could use any rectangular piece of wood. I measured the width of the clip on a typical guitar stand. I decided that the holder arms should be at 45 degrees in relation to the base. This would spread the weight against the wall as opposed to straight down. I decided to use ½ wooden dowels. To protect the guitar, I bought a length of clear plastic tubing to cover the dowels. I used wood glue to secure the dowels to the plaques. The biggest problem was cutting the dowel holes into the plaques at a 45 degrees angle. You can see from the photo that I wasn’t always successful.

Here is one of the wooden plaques that I had and a dowel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is one of the wooden plaques that I had and dowel. Any shape can work. I applied a wood stain because I thought it looked better.

I chose to use a spacing of 2.5″ center to center and tested this with several guitars.

The right most image shows the hook screwed to the wall with a guitar hanging from it. Remember if your wall is made of sheet-rock, use anchors for added support.

 

After a few years of using my Red-Neck guitar holders, I decided to upgrade my design. I liked Cait’s idea but when I priced the screw-in wall hooks I was in for a shock. These would cost between $4.60 and $5.75 CDN each.

In my search for a cheaper source, I found these. I ordered a set of two for under $ 6.00 CND with free shipping. There are screwed onto the wall with guitars hanging from them. So far so good.

If you are interested in more details and my sources, please contact me. The contact info is on the HOME page.

I have completed my latest project using Cait Geddes’ idea. DIY-wall-mount-guitar-holder by Cait Geddes

I had a length of dowel with a diameter of about 1.5″. I had problems sourcing those tool hangers. I wasn’t going to pay The Home Depot price of $ 5.75 tax included. I searched several “Dollarama” stores and found some for $1.00 each.

I wasn’t sure of the length to cut so I made some 3″ and some 4″. The longer, the more surface against the wall so therefore more secure. Time to remember your high school physics.

Since the dowel is round I had to cut a slice off one side to achieve a flat surface to make it wall mountable.

Having only a hand saw, this was a challenge.  I used my Black and Decker workmate as a vice and did my best. Next time I’ll have the store do the cuts. I was too lazy to use my drill press so the pilot holes were a bit off also.

When drilling holes, always start small and gradually increase your bit size. The final hole for the mounting hook was 5/16th ”

Another trick is to apply a bit of grease to the screws to help them go through the wood with ease. The mounting hook hole was centered on the dowel piece. The screw holes about 1/2″ from the ends.

The mounting blocks were sanded to make the back-end flatter and for a more aesthetic appearance. Here is the finalized assembly. All that is left is to install on the wall. If you are installing these in gyprock  (drywall, Sheet-rock, whatever you call it) use anchors.

Multi-Guitar Racks

Many guitarist have 3 or more guitars, so the multi-rack maybe the way to go.

 

 

Before you buy a stand decide if you need one to accommodate both acoustic and electric guitars. Not all the stands on the market do both.

 

 

This one is from Guitar Storage

I like this idea because it can handle cases and it has castors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIY

Here’s and idea for a DIY rack.

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