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I was just downstairs and my wife said from upstairs 'that things coming out of the wall'
I normally ignore such strange statements from other rooms, but decided to go up and see what the fuss is about. I'd last been upstairs to hang my Tokai Les Paul up on the guitar hanger that's only ever had a classical guitar on it (because I only put it up a few weeks ago).
Anyway, she's stood there, holding the guitar, with the hanger just about to pop out of the wall! I'm pretty sure if she had not noticed the movement I'd be looking at a guitar in 2 pieces.
It's one of those string swings, I'd used the plaster plugs but the house is old and the plaster obviously crusty, so I'll re install well into the brick. I did stand there and look at the guitar hanging there for a minute thinking that I'd not tested it at LP weight before (even though for an LP it's not that heavy).
Anyway, all's well that ends well. That would have really ruined my day if it had dropped.
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
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It's not that the screws are flimsy and the raw plugs the stand ships with are good, the problem is the house is 90 years old.
Some areas of plaster are solid, in fact most still are but some areas are loose. It seemed solid enough when I put it in but I made the mistake of not going through the plaster into the brick with extra long screws and plugs. I have the same trouble with curtain rails etc, so end up needing to go right into brick. I never had a problem in my previous house which was newish.
Looking at yours I do think 3 screws is a better idea, the string swings only have 2!