Hi guys,
I've got a 10 month old baby so for the past 10 months my guitars have been in their cases, stored in any nooks that they will fit in throughout the house...
Being a little older now i have gained a little time so guitars have been making an appearance, unfortunately after i've had a bit of a noodle they need to go back into hardcases and hidden away since baby is now mobile and need the space.
To compound the problem: i have a wife who says guitars do not fit the room theme.. so can't put on our music themed walls...
So the question: How would you store guitars based on the criteria?
-Accessible - sometimes you need instant noodles!
-Baby proof - normal stands are out
-Wife happy - Can't go on walls, in view, out of view, be there, not be there..
-Compact - space is a premium
I was thinking like multi use furniture of some sort.. but just wondering if anyone has a similar problem or has some good solutions?
Cheers :]
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"No guitars on display? No problem darling."
"What are you doing with that cardboard box?"
"Taking your advice my lovely and decluttering, so I'm putting all extraneous shite away too. 15 cushions on the sofa? GONE. 100 knick knacks of badgers? No need. 5 Nutribullets and 3 Spiralisers in the kitchen? Christ almighty. Or... you know... One guitar hanger on the wall..."
Hang one in the wardrobe... not joking, try to fashion something that hooks onto the headstock...?
(I mention it because I've been thinking of this myself recently.)
I built a rack out of bits of wood I had at home, covered neck supports in a 100% cotton bed sheet and the bits where the body rests was covered in pipe insulation foam and then 2 layers of bed sheet, took a few hours, cost maybe £15 and I literally have no DIY skills, so anyone could manage it.
In an alcove that's a little over a metre wide I have 7 guitars stored and could have easily managed to fit 10 if I'd wanted to.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/rockstand_rs20861_5_e_guitar_stand.htm?glp=1&gclid=CKudhaypiNQCFQE4GwodJSQP_g
My 5 guitars have withstood 2 kids and a guitar hating wife...
http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/guitar-hanger.jpeg
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BSX-1001-518220-Guitar-Hanger/dp/B002NPCISC
I have one hanging on the wall in the livingroom, I rotate my guitars to that hanger depending on what's "flavour of the month". As others have said, playing guitar is part of who you are and it's your home too. If you want a guitar somewhere accessible I don't think it's an unreasonable thing to ask.
I know the wife won't be happy, but surely there is somewhere you could put one? (then two once she has calmed down)
preferably reliced already - problem solved
I have 5 hangers in the dining room, they really are the answer. There is a tele and a beaten up uke in the living room. I like to encourage an interest. I was playing acoustic the last night and the baby bum-shuffled over to the uke and started strumming with me.
I took this pic recently. the guitar is still in the same place since
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Thanks for all the replies
Well, we do have one guitar already hung up in the front room, unfortunately is our "wedding" guitar (we used a white strat as a guest book).. i wonder if she would notice if it suddenly developed strings...
@WezV how olds your little one? Mine has just got to the stage that if its not bolted down its being pulled down..
i do want to encourage her to play...I've got an old sammick mini flying v that i will be doing up for her eventually
a year now, but that pic was from around the 10 month mark. I probably will have to move it soon
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