With the recent thread about rubber damaging the finish on our lovely guitars, here is the solution I used on the $3 pawnshop stand I use.
I made the 'paddles' out of some 1/8" Plywood, edged with pieces of cork. Glued on short plastic plumbing, 3/8" tubing ( i think) on the bottom, to slip onto the supports. Four padded contacts to coddle my babies :wub:
Wrapped all the metal tubing that could possibly come in contact with my guitars with some Jute twine my wife had left over from an art project. More coddling for the neck. :GRN>
Works for me ^_^
phill :mellow:
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That's a lot of work to save a few dollars.
If you really worry about the rubber just take atheletic tape wrap the rubber parts. (Hockey tape is not the greatest idea, because they tend to be sticky on the side where they are not supposed to be sticky).
Labour of Love. no sweat,
Besides my wife hated the the black metal pipes, but thinks it looks more rustic and is now more acceptable. :WNK>
You know Phill I was going to tell you that a nice Hercules stand is what you should have purchase but I can't. That stand you modified is a one of a kind for sure! It's actually pretty cool that you wrapped it the way you did and those pads are well thought out.
So I can't tease you about your modifications, darn! :GRN>
Steve
i paid 15 for a very nice stand with bras on bottom and top. best stand i ever bought. bought it off the internet.i would never use a stand without a bra.
Quote from: emmonsh on June 29, 2006, 07:00:37 AM
i paid 15 for a very nice stand with bras on bottom and top. best stand i ever bought. bought it off the internet.i would never use a stand without a bra.
Would they be bras or condoms????
E. Shoaf
Quote from: Daysailer on June 29, 2006, 12:34:09 AM
Labour of Love. no sweat,
Besides my wife hated the the black metal pipes, but thinks it looks more rustic and is now more acceptable. :WNK>
Almost like folk art.
E. Shoaf
Thanks for the kind words. I kinda like to do things a bit out of the box .
Next stand will be made out of my stash of Oregon Coast drift wood. nicely bleached and weathered.
phill
Quote from: emmonsh on June 29, 2006, 07:00:37 AM
i paid 15 for a very nice stand with bras on bottom and top. best stand i ever bought. bought it off the internet.i would never use a stand without a bra.
Why do you feel you have to wear a bra to use a stand? I have used stands for year and have never worn a bra. Maybe I need to but I never have. :mellow:
Quote from: dbirchett on June 30, 2006, 01:32:38 AM
Why do you feel you have to wear a bra to use a stand? I have used stands for year and have never worn a bra. Maybe I need to but I never have. :mellow:
You dont want anything droop down to the knees that's why. :GRN>
So is it Porsche or Porsch-aah?
QuoteYou dont want anything droop down to the knees that's why.
:SHK>
Depends where it's attached, surely?! :GRN>
Just call 'the horse'! Yeah...I wish!