I spent too much time designing a wall rack which can be seen here.
It works very well, but is fiddly - you can't just put your Stick in it and walk away, as without further engineering, you have to encourage the cams to grab the stick.
I've been intrigued by the thought of using what (to me) is the obvious mounting point, namely the belt hook. So, I just got through spending another inordinate amount of time and effort (fortunately the materials were all on-hand somewhere in my workshop stash) to try another approach.
This works well, doesn't have the drawback of the first attempt. The "paddles" that form the supports for the belt hooks have some suede on them just to make putting them in a bit more pleasant, but the cross-bar at the top, because the strings rest against it, have a strip of dyed and trimmed lambskin so the fretboards have a nice cushy resting spot. The vertical mounting piece is a hunk of 8020 aluminum extrusion. I lucked into an entire pallet full of 8020 offcuts at the scrap metal dealer which meant I bought a whole bunch of nice pieces for scrap aluminum prices by the pound!! However, you can attach the mounts to the wall directly, to a strip of plywood, hardwood or whatever you have that suits you. One downside is this extends about 8" from the wall. Fine for the spot where I keep them, but something to keep in mind.
The real challenge was getting the angle on those "paddles" right. If anyone is interested, I can post more assembly pics as well as picture of the table saw setup that yielded the proper compound angle to match the angle on the belt hook.
After finishing this, I'm thinking that just a tray or V-shaped channel in which to rest the bridge end of the Sticks would have worked just as well, but once the engineer in me starts running with an idea, I see it through to completion!!
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