Hanging guitars on the wall

[rogerzilla]

I don't, but I understand why people do.

The question is, given the woeful propensity of Gibsons and similar designs to suffer from headstocks breaking off, isn't this a bit risky?  AIUI some other makes with headstocks that lean back have more wood at this point, but Gibson rout most of it away for the truss rod cover.

[bobb]

The whole "Gibson headstocks always fall off!" is a bit of a myth that has just got out of control. It only really applies to Gibsons of a certain era. And if you have one it's worth so much money that you'd never let it out of its case anyway!

Me and an old housemate used to hang our guitars up back in the day. It kept them out of the way, but more importantly, looked cool 

Guitar shops don't seem to have any problems...

[PaulF]

Bearing in mind the strings are putting approximately 120lbs of tension the weight of the guitar on the headstock is relatively small.

Even if the guitar in question is a Gibson

I’d be more worried about the security of the fitting in the wall, and there have been some instances of the Hercules ones failing.

[T42]

No room left on our walls, they're all light fixtures and bookshelves.

[hellymedic]

My sister-in-law had seven guitars on her wall when I last visited and counted.

I don’t know if she ever plays any of them now.

[IanDG]

Here's mine, Hercules brackets from local guitar shop. Hanging up for nearly 18 months now

P1050001 by ian, on Flickr

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[rogerzilla]

Those strings are triggering my OCD