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Here are some of the wonderful things people are saying about Woodies Hanger

So when was the last time you knocked over a guitar?

Well, for me it was all too recent… in a prestigious studio in Hollywood… with one of the most famous recording engineer-producers in the business. And it was *his* priceless vintage guitar.
Gulp.

Lucky for me the guitar was unscathed… my blood pressure didn’t get off so lightly, though.

So I’m all too mindful of the need to store your precious guitar safely out the way of bumbling cameramen ;-]
And when I saw guitars seemingly stuck invisibly to the walls of a little stand in Hall 4 at the Messe, I was intrigued.
Turns out they weren’t screwed or superlued, but were safely… yet removably… held there by a clever little gadget called aWoodies Hanger.

There at the stand was none other than the inventor himself, Colin Woodland, who explained how it’d all come about after a trip to another music show…

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2010/04/01/messe10-wanna-mount-your-guitar-on-the-ceiling/

There have been many ways to hang things on walls over the history of the human race. A lot of the time a simple nail through the item to be hung may suffice, but beating a nine inch nail through your pristine 70’s Strat’ may not be quite what you want to do. Cutting a notch in the rear of an old and no longer playable guitar may be OK, but what if there’s a chance you might want to resurrect the body in the future?

If you don’t want to damage your instrument but never had the necessary joinery skills to create a frame to mount it in, then your options used to be fairly limited. You could hang the guitar by it’s neck, straight down the wall for everyone to see in all it’s glory. Your choice ranged to the manufacturer of the hook. The Hercules models are certainly know for their decent locking mechanisms. But what if you are a bit more.. avant garde.. A little bit kooky, or just generally like to do things your own way, including the choosing angle/surface you attach your guitar too?

If you fall into this group, ten the Woodie’s Hanger from WIA Music may be for you. WIA Music are a UK based company consisting of two rather inventive chaps who like to make interesting things for guitars. Wall mounting aside they also create an interesting partial capo.

Woodie’s Hanger is *nearly* invisible if you read the marketing, though in reality the hanger can be spotted, but it is a see-through plastic, and so isn’t too ugly to look at. The hanger supports the guitar using the strap buttons and the hangers individual ‘hooks’ have to be positioned for the guitar you want to hang. If you’ve ever hung a picture using a drill, plug and screw then you should have all the technical know how you need to fit the hangers to the wall.

As the hangers use the strap buttons the guitar can be mounted on any flat surface, wall, ceiling or otherwise. Again due to using the strap buttons, no stress is placed on the neck to support the guitar, depending on where you sit in reference to the fence this may or may not keep your guitar in tune better.

Compared to other hangers out there the system allows you to mount the guitar on any flat surface at any angle you like. Fitting the system is easy enough and the nifty ‘push and pull’ technique for taking the guitar down and putting it back works well.

Overall a sound product, that keeps my guitar flying high.

www.cosmicmeltdown.com

Many thanks Adrian,

Confirm SG now sitting beautifully on wall. Thanks again for the fast response & very good customer service.

Cheers,
Nigel Gale

Hi,

loving your solution to studio space/guitar art… To ensure I’m getting the right kit can you let me know if I’m right…

Thanks for your help… I’m also interested in those crazy G clamp thingies.

best wishes

James Meurer

Hi Adrian,

Hi Folks,

We’re gearing up for Musikmesse and hopefully the launch of a new product or two.

Scott is packing up the new brackets as we speak and I thought I would let you know a few things about the Hanger, to keep you entertained.

1. The Hangers will easily support the weight of a Bass Guitar, even if it’s made from lead.

2. The instructions we supply may seem a little complex, but if you look a the pictures as well, they aren’t. If you have any problems fitting the Hangers then just check the Video section and follow what Phil does. The reason the instructions are so in depth is that we really want you to fit the brackets correctly and not kill the cat with your PRS.

3. We at Wia understand that traditionally neck hanging systems have been used to wall mount your guitar. There are a couple of ‘angle’ hangers also available on the market, however, they don’t hang at ‘ALL’ angles, because you’re guitar would fall out, and kill the cat. Likewise, if your child/wife pushed upwards on your Strat it would come straight out of other ‘mounts’. WOODIES HANGER LOCKS IN THE STRAP BUTTONS SO THE GUITAR IS CLIPPED OUT BY THE USER, IT TAKES SECONDS AND THUS CAN BE USED TO HANG THE GUITAR UPRIGHT/ANGLED/UPSIDE DOWN/DOWNSIDE UP/ALL WAYS IMAGINABLE

4. Re. Previous bullet point: Woodies Hanger really is THE BEST GUITAR HANGER AVAILABLE.

• It is totally secure. THE GUITAR CANNOT FALL OUT/OFF.
• It is VERY easy to install, really, no kidding I put one up……..I’m a drummer.
• The Polycarbonate Brackets WILL NOT SNAP/BREAK. They make bullet proof glass out of the same stuff.
• The Hanger holds the Guitar at ALL ANGLES by the strap buttons NOT the neck.
• There isn’t an awful lot to see, the brackets are water clear and show the guitar off not the Hanger.
• Your mates will be jealous

Please email me if there is anything else I have missed.

See you in Germany

Woodie (Jnr.)

We recently found an issue with the Parker Fly and the GS Model. The Strap button is on the back but on the horn of the body. If you have this guitar then email us and we will send you out the Vert spacer to correct the sticking issue.

Scott

Hey everyone,

Here’s a little info to clear up a few questions we have seen whilst Googling our own names….

The Fixings we supply are for most wall types….and do not require that you drill into a stud. They work great with plasterboard/wood/masonary etc.

Your Guitar won’t fall off the wall unless…

1. You didn’t follow the instructions. Believe me they’re easier to put up than you think. (Check out the Instructions and Video HERE)
2. You have paper walls.
3. You are really really drunk when you clip your guitar up and miss both brackets.
4. You are really really really drunk and forget you haven’t put the brackets on the wall yet when you clip your guitar up.
5. All of the above.

So to confirm….

They go up, they stay up and unless you have paper walls, you won’t come home to find your Les Paul on the floor in bits.

ALSO

We have updated our Stockist section a little and have many more to add soon. Please support your local Music Store and look for  your Hangers  there first, if they haven’t, then ask them why they haven’t got them yet, and make them feel really bad for not stocking the coolest product on the market….

Goodnight everyone.

Woodie