pinkphiloyd Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Well, I have a brand new shiny Wildwood New Vintage hummingbird here. I took all my stands and completely wrapped all the parts that touch the instrument in what I thought was black cotton yarn. It turns out that it's 100% acrylic. Anyone have any idea if this might be an issue with the finish? I tend to keep my high end guitars in the cases but if I'm playing and have to take a break for whatever reason sometimes they might set on a stand for a few hours or so. That stuff adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Congrats on the new guitar! I think 100% white cotton would be a better/safer choice for covering the stand's rubber parts. After the rectangular rubber back rest of a Fender mini stand reacted with the finish on my new J-35 and left a lighter rectangular 'reminder', I now use nothing but 100% cotton between the guitar and stands. BTW, we need to see some photos of the new Bird! DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkphiloyd Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I was afraid of that. Photos forthcoming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 . White cotton would be best. Some dyes (seems like red and blue are the worst) can leach into the finish if the finish or the cloth is damp. Looking forward to your pics. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I would definitely NOT recommend using dyed cotton on a guitar stand. I used material from a black 100% cotton T shirt (pre-washed in hot water) on my stand. My new J-35 now has a black stain where the dye was absorbed into the nitro finish. It had nothing to do with temperature or humidity, as my guitars are constantly kept around 70 degrees and 44% humidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I don't get why any company would manufacture, distribute, and sell guitar stands that knowingly cause finish damage when they are used. Actually, I do get it. It's called greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarLight Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Soft. clean, 100% cotton only! That is the best choice. White 100% cotton T shirts...or 100% cotton patterned flannel shirts for extra thickness work great as well. Cut sleeves and collars off as needed. Old worn out cotton shirts washed from your closet will do fine as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Vote for 100% white cotton and for posting pics, too. Wait - this is not a poll at all? Sorry. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkphiloyd Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 I will get some pics up, I promise. Been busy playing, drinking Goose Island Honkers Ale, and smoking a pork butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky1 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I will get some pics up, I promise. Been busy playing, drinking Goose Island Honkers Ale, and smoking a pork butt. We called them "hog legs" in my day. Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Anyone ever think of selling guitar stands with a piece of cotton factory fitted? All these t shirts chopped up. There's a fortune waiting to be made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Anyone ever think of selling guitar stands with a piece of cotton factory fitted? All these t shirts chopped up. There's a fortune waiting to be made Rather than going thru the hassle of manufacturing stands, perhaps just arranging to have little cotton covers made for a variety of sizes? But don't lose your shirt ! I have been using the little "A"A Frame stands for years without issue, but my guitars are rarely left on stands for any significant amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It often occurs to me that there's more to it than the stand leaving a mark. I've been using cheap stands forever with no trouble. would it be a combination of hot weather and a stand ? or something .... . must be annoying to discover a blemish on an otherwise pristine guitar when a guy goes to the bother of getting a nice little stand for his instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 socks work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 socks work just fine. yeah. and they look great too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Read the manual. When you purchase a new guitar from Gibson, the owners manual instructs you to ""Cover guitar stands with soft cotton cloth." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 yeah. and they look great too ! But not gold toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkphiloyd Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 I bought a 4 XL 100% cotton T-shirt from Wal-Mart for 3 bucks. The woman sews and crochets for a hobby, she's gonna cover up the stands in it. It's black, but I washed it in hot twice. If something happens after that, it happens. I'm not that anal. I'm certainly not gonna change into a white 100% cotton jump suit every time I want to play it, ha ha. I'll do dome more, better pictures later. These are just quickies taken with the HTC while getting ready for work this morning. Visually the most impressive instrument I've ever owned, and sounds exactly the way a 'bird should sound, in my opinion. Couldn't be happier. If I had one complaint, it would be that the "Hummingbird" logo doesn't look like it was cut out completely cleanly by the CNC machine or whatever they use. But that's only an issue if I felt like I had to go looking for something to ***** about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 What about my new Hercules stand? Does the 'hanger' piece need cotton cloth over it? Hercules says No, but..... You can probably get a roll of 100% cotton cloth from a clothes designer/maker/hatterer instead of cutting up your Gibson t-shirts! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 What about my new Hercules stand? Does the 'hanger' piece need cotton cloth over it? Hercules says No, but..... You can probably get a roll of 100% cotton cloth from a clothes designer/maker/hatterer instead of cutting up your Gibson t-shirts! BluesKing777. Don't have to be Gibson T-shirts forcibly, others might also work. As for the Hercules, one can never know. They obviously have changing rubber and plastics qualities as recently came up in a topic here. Using cotton cushions won't hurt anyway. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I've heard reports of players experiencing similar finish issues when using clip-on tuners that are left on the headstock. Depending on the tuner, the rubber used on the clips can react with the finish. I never leave clip-ons attached to the headstock for more time than it takes to tune so have never had this issue, but can understand how it can happen. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I've heard reports of players experiencing similar finish issues when using clip-on tuners that are left on the headstock. Depending on the tuner, the rubber used on the clips can react with the finish. I never leave clip-ons attached to the headstock for more time than it takes to tune so have never had this issue, but can understand how it can happen. DC Removing capos after playing is also recommendable I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkphiloyd Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 I used a dab of Elmer's to glue a pretty thick piece of cotton cloth onto the rubber part of my main capo when I got my first nitro guitar. Still on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 So leaving them in the case too long not good, leaving them on the stands without the cotton is not good and I assume that the wall hangers with the same foam or rubber is not good either. so what do you do constantly rotate them?? I am not being smart I am asking an honest question. I have a few pretty good guitars and some that are cheap but i like them all and do not want them ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Storing guitars in an appropriate case is fine. Moreover, I think it's the best one can do under most environmental conditions. Through more than three decades I never had to face any downside of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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