I wanted to hang my Sticks on the wall, as I do my guitars, but as we all know this is a challenge because of the lack of a headstock.
It took a bit of on-the-fly engineering, but once I got it all sorted, this solution seems to be working every bit as well as I'd hoped. I'm waiting for the adhesive on the neoprene parts to completely cure before trusting my Stick to this. I'm also going to rig a a "safety line" for a couple of days, just to ensure against a catastrophic failure, but this grips so strongly that I'm unable to pull the Sticks down against the grippers!
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Stick Rack.JPG
BTW - only one of those Sticks is mine. I'm doing a repair on the electronics on the other one, but since I had it on hand it conveniently shows how this rack can accommodate two Sticks, and could be designed to handle more.
The first iteration was a fail, because I used some foam "feathers" from a featherboard used in woodworking. Turns out they aren't "grippy" enough - the Stick would slide against the feathers even when tightened as tight as I could make them. I also had some suede on that central block, which wasn't as "grippy" as I would like. Now, the central block is faced with neoprene, as are the gripping "fingers". As you can see, I kept the suede on the back to provide something soft and non-marring for the back of the Sticks.
Here is a close-up of the gripping mechanism. Note that it is adjustable to accommodate the full range of Stick widths. The ones you see above are 3 1/4", my Railboard will be 3 1/2", and should I ever end up with a Grand Stick, it can accommodate the 3 3/4" width on those.
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Stick Rack Detail.JPG
Here is a view from the side. You can see that it holds the Sticks away from the wall to accommodate the belt hook.
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Stick Rack - Side View.JPG
Here is the hardware I used to mount to the wall. The "plate" is mounted using Spax screws into a stud. I wouldn't trust this to anything attached to drywall/plaster, but if I couldn't fasten to a stud, I'd go with toggle bolts. I got these plates from Lee Valley, and are called StripLox 55. LV still carries the line, but not these specific connectors, however they are available from Rockler Woodworking. Highly recommended.
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Wall Mount - Rack Side.JPG
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Wall Mount - Wall Side.JPG
If anyone is interested in building one of these, or having someone make them for you, I can provide dimensioned drawings.
Oh - I'm going to put a couple of screw-hooks on the back for hanging the straps.