Case storage solutions…

[juice]

Does anyone have a creative solution for hardcase storage?

 

I am currently considering maybe building a bench top to sit my 2 x gravity vari g 7 guitar racks on so I have space under for as many as possible.  But I wondered what others have done.  (I don’t have a loft) 

 

I feel privileged to find myself with this ‘problem’ but most of us have the addiction (GAS) so I know I won’t be alone in this.

 

[itu]

Bought 2 Mono cases (mono and double), have only the M. Graphite flight case left. Other hard cases took too much space. 

[Matt P]

I'm using the Ikea Ivar shelving system, slightly modified and securely bolted to the wall, If i can make the room look presentable i'll get a photo.

 

I'm currently up to 20-odd instruments, with hard cases for most of them (not all basses though and uke cases are much easier to store)

 

being able to store vertical makes them easy to get to, usually i have a few instruments out on hangers/stands and the rest are safe in their cases ready to go out for gigs etc. i've got shelves to hold boxes for leads etc in there as well.

 

Matt

[juice]

Sounds good Matt - mine are stacked horizontally at the min which as a pain if you want something half way down the pile

[Hellzero]

1 hour ago, juice said:

Sounds good Matt - mine are stacked horizontally at the min which as a pain if you want something half way down the pile

And great storing place, near the door, so the thieves won't look for them too long... 🤦🏻🤔😉

[juice]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

And great storing place, near the door, so the thieves won't look for them too long... 🤦🏻🤔😉

 Have always hoped they’d grab the cases and run because alarm would be deafening them (put extra sounder in this room) before they’d realise the cases are empty!! 🤣

[Matt P]

This is my solution, the end shelf is supported on the right hand end by the IVAR shelving and has a solid connection back to the wall on the left, there's also a pair of support beams running left to right, this was mainly because the gap was longer than the standard shelf would be, the shelving actually runs the whole length of the room and is flush against the far wall, putting in the fixed shelf on the end gave me one extra case-width (so 2 extra spaces)

 

The radiator is set to almost off and i have a remote thermometer in the end part of the shelving to keep an eye on heat.

 

At some point we will be moving and i've got plans for an extended version of this shelving with space for more cases as the current setup doesn't accommodate all of them.

 

 

It's fairly obvious which brand of cases i favour!

 

the standard 80cm width shelves are actually 80cm between uprights, not quite enough space for 6 Hiscox cases but slimmer cases should fit 6 across, this would give space for 12 cases in an overall width of 89.5cm, you'd need at least 2.6m floor to ceiling though

 

Matt

Edited yesterday at 15:05 by Matt P
spelling!

[Hellzero]

I have these case stands: https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_casestand.htm