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Anybody got a favorite? I use Hercules stands on stage and as wall hangers in my house, but wondered what y'all are liking these days for displaying your wares at shows.

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Wes McMillian
Santo, TX
http://www.wesmcmillian.com

Hercules stands are great and we have a triple and single stand that we use on stage for performing...... the best!
......however they are uglier than the underside of a sludge pump.

For shows I have several Slayframe stands which I think combine the best combination of looks, stability and portability.

Google Slayframe by Duane Slaymaker.

I am using some small aluminum fold ups made by K&M, called the Memphis Travel stand. small and light yet sturdy.

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Brian

You never know what you are capable of until you actually try.

https://www.howardguitarsdelaware.com/

I've used small K&M ones too and I like them. Very compact when folded and more secure than they look.



http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Lightweight ... m_sbs_MI_4

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http://www.chassonguitars.com

More importantly, will they react with lacquer or shellac?

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

The Cooperstand is great for shows...Cooperstand

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Trevor Gore, Luthier. Australian hand made acoustic guitars, classical guitars; custom guitar design and build; guitar design instruction.

http://www.goreguitars.com.au

Neat!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Some great options here! The K&M looks like a great, economical option with great reviews. The Cooperstand looks WAY cool, made of sapele, and still not a bad price for the extra cool factor and the quality looks very nice. Definitely something worthy of accompanying a custom guitar in a show. Do you find them to be pretty stable? The Slayframe looks very nice - bulkier and more expensive, but looks very stable.

The Slayframe reminds me - someone one here, I think, was making their own stands along those lines a while back weren't they? Anybody remember? Would be a piece of cake to build one you got the template worked out.

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Wes McMillian
Santo, TX
http://www.wesmcmillian.com

Does anyone have a plan for a wooden guitar stand? Good if there are a lot of scrap wood..

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

To date I have had no issues, and I use one for my personal guitar 24-7( except when I am playing it of course)

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Brian

You never know what you are capable of until you actually try.

https://www.howardguitarsdelaware.com/