Guest mgoetting Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I hear that rubber hurts the nitrocellulose, but most stands use rubber or synthetic rubber. Advice please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzrat Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I don't trust any of 'em. I put soft cloths between the rubber and the guitar...always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 The surgical tubing stands of old need to be thrown away immediately if you have nitro guitars, which you do. They are fine for Mexican Fenders, Epiphones, et al, but NOT American Fenders, Gibsons, or our beloved Heritages. I know, I "burned" the neck on my then new American Deluxe Strat shortly after I got it by leaving it out on a cheap surgical tubing stand. I was sick about it then, and, even though I had it scraped off/buffed out, it's still noticable in both appearance and feel on the back of the neck around the 7th or 8th fret. DON'T use these stands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 FretRest makes some non-reactive, nitro safe stands. I use the F100E and have been burn free for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212Mavguy Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I have a stand that has black rubber tubing, and not wanting to take a chance, I wrapped every bit of that rubber tubing with gaffer's tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfreed Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I don't trust any of 'em.I put soft cloths between the rubber and the guitar...always Every stand or wall hanger has a soft guitar polishing cloth on it any where it touches the finish 1. It protects the finish 2. It reminds me to wipe the strings after I play An ounce of prevention and all that jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsanders Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I hear that rubber hurts the nitrocellulose, but most stands use rubber or synthetic rubber. Advice please. i use Hercules. "specially formulated foam" for contact points. not much detail on their website but dealers & luthiers i know approve, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Every stand or wall hanger has a soft guitar polishing cloth on it any where it touches the finish 1. It protects the finish 2. It reminds me to wipe the strings after I play An ounce of prevention and all that jazz +1..These are fine instruments..you don't want to ruin em.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111518 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We've had several threads about stands and reactions with nitro, on one of which I learned that drapping a cloth over the stand does not in fact protect the finish. It was news to me, but good to know. Here's a link to the topic: http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/i...?showtopic=8796 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I have Peavy stands with black foam tubing and never had a problem. Most of my guitars are the Heritage variety sitting in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 i use Hercules. "specially formulated foam" for contact points. not much detail on their website but dealers & luthiers i know approve, so... I use the same.... and I still put some polishing clothes over top the contact points of the stand.... probably over kill, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 The "Flip It" stand by On-Stage Stands . . . ** Patented Flip Down design for one hand operation ** Flat front yoke will not snag your guitar strings ** Exclusive velveteen foam rubber will not stain or harm guitar finishes ** Folding design forthe guitarist on the go That's their marketing verbiage taken directly from one of the many Flip It stands I am currently using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je00143 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I have been using a K&M “Heli” stand for about two years now with my 575 - no damage yet!! About $25, folds flat, four colors, quite stable. Made in Germany. http://www.k-m.de/en/products/category/wit...r/1/?no_cache=1 for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 well, a good rule is to simply not keep the guitar on a stand long enough for damage to happen. I've had to repair stand rash on several guitars, and it's annoying. As for Fender guitars, most of the "bread and butter" American series like the AM std have polyurethane finishes, which should be relatively impervious to just about any kind of stand. If they have nitro, or nitro over poly (highway one series) they have issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 great suggestions, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgoetting Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 well, a good rule is to simply not keep the guitar on a stand long enough for damage to happen. I've had to repair stand rash on several guitars, and it's annoying. As for Fender guitars, most of the "bread and butter" American series like the AM std have polyurethane finishes, which should be relatively impervious to just about any kind of stand. If they have nitro, or nitro over poly (highway one series) they have issues. Does it help to wipe the guitar off when you take it off of the stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Does it help to wipe the guitar off when you take it off of the stand? Not really, the reaction from the stand may have already resulted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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