donslow Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Not strictly guitar related but.....I thought a moment of sly genius was worth sharing.... a few weeks ago I noticed I had an insane amount of wood stored in the shed, noticing I had basses and guitars strewn in every corner of the house I decided to try and make some racks on a budget. fast forward some planning, cutting, drilling I have three racks in which to hold most of my guitars. the kids kept pulling them out so I had to think of something to keep them "locked" into the racks moment of genius incoming, I had some spare straps and strap locks, so I decided to screw the buttons into the rack and use the strap as a lock, ok maybe not THAT genius but for me, it was a good idea so for any budding guitar rack makers, this works very well on a budget if you have a couple of spare strap locks The racks still need a lick of paint and finishing but here's the idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 How clever are your kids ? I can see a way of removing them without touching the belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donslow Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 It's not as easy as it looks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Good idea...if nothing else will prevent accidental drops...now thinking about how i can make something similar to clip on to my existing 5 bass stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LITTLEWING Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Looks absolutely brilliant, but excuse me for being a killjoy, the only scary thing there is that various compositions of rubbers and foams can very slowly affect the cellulose finish on guitars in close contact over time. A lot of modern man made chemicals and compounds can play havoc with finishes. Somewhere or other I recall someone putting a new lining of some description in their guitar case using a strong glue and a while after storing their beloved wood, wire and metal string second love in there were horrified to find the lacquer crazing and lifting away from the wood...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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