Guitar Rack DIY

CJ · Oct 20, 2012

just buy 2 ea. plywood circles, one bigger than the other, 5 bucks a piece at Lowes, a big dowell and a few other scraps,

put some foam on the the bottom runners, pipe insulation is cheap,

this is more of a home rack, not a road rack, there is room for stuff in the top of this rack,

12afael · Oct 21, 2012

some foams can react with the finnish of your guitar, take a look from time to time.

CJ · Oct 21, 2012

thanks!

i will switch tom carpet now that i have this staple gun,

Rochey · Oct 21, 2012

12afael said:
some foams can react with the finnish of your guitar, take a look from time to time.

How did you find out?

musika · Oct 21, 2012

I know it's early, but I swear I heard those guitars crying "Get Me OFF this thing !!!" when I first saw your photo.

12afael · Oct 21, 2012

I put some black foam under the strings at the headstock of my guitars, I don`t like the ring of the string when I`m palm muting. and the other day I notice some points of dust stuck on the headstock not so easy to clean as normal dust. so I did a search at google.

from the Hercules stands page:
http://www.herculesstands.com/faq.html

Is SFF (Special Formulated Foam) safe for Nitrocellulose lacquer finish?
As a professional stand manufacturer, HERCULES goes to great lengths to provide the highest quality and the most secure stands. HERCULES had conducted numerous experiments on our SFF foam and is pleased to find that it does not react with most of the guitar finishes in the market, including Nitrocellulose. The tests included subjecting the instruments on the stand to heat, cold and normal temperatures for periods of up to six months without movement.

However, each manufacturer has their own formulation of Nitrocellulose, with differing proportions of the chemicals involved. There are literally thousands of different variations of lacquer in use today, making it impossible to test them all. Therefore, to provide your valuable guitars with the best support, we recommend you to refer to your instrument's owners manual for more information regarding the proper storage of your instrument.