Guitar Stands

If you’re looking for the best wood guitar stand to accommodate any guitar including basses and small body instruments such as mandolins or ukuleles, look no further. The Olin is a handcrafted modern guitar display for up to four instruments, offering substantial versatility for any music space. Its elegant yet simple design and construction make it the perfect tool for accompanying our guitar display cases. This utilitarian music furniture accessory is also well-suited for vintage guitars or those with delicate finishes such as nitrocellulose due to its protective natural cork lining. Below are the details that make up The Olin:

The Wooden Guitar Stand Overview

The Olin utilizes Pennsylvania hardwoods that are locally sourced and sustainable. These American hardwoods are the foundation of our heirloom quality music furniture; the same woods we use for our guitar humidors and other custom music furniture. The Olin multi-guitar stand wood options/finishes include the following:

• Maple
• Black Walnut
• Black Ash

Multi Guitar Stand Design

The Olin is a multi-guitar stand for four guitars. This guitar display stand keeps your best acoustic and electric guitars safe, and free from scratches thanks to its natural cork lining utilized on the lower bout rails and neck rests. Natural cork is the best material for guitar stands due to its lack of plastics, rubber, and other synthetics. These harmful materials are utilized for the majority of guitar stands, wall mounts, and guitar wall hangers in the marketplace. Unfortunately, these cheap materials can stain and permanently discolor instruments over time, and even eat through guitar finishes, causing irreversible damage. Cork is natural and provides safe and soft padding for any part of a guitar’s body and finish it comes into contact with.

Guitar Rack Components

The Olin is a simple wood-design guitar rack for four guitars inspired by the furniture of the late George Nakashima and the Studio movement. With the intention of being visually pleasing to the design eye, yet a functional guitar accessory in the studio, office or home, this minimalist guitar stand is simple to assemble and ships neatly flat-packed. One Olin stand is composed of the following materials and includes:

• 7 handcrafted solid wood pieces (2 supports, 2 lower bout rails, 2 vertical posts, 1 neck rest)
• 6 screws
• 6 washers
• Allen wrench included
• Easy assembly in under five minutes

Our Versatile Multi Guitar Stand

As an Acoustic Guitar Stand Display

The Olin was designed to accommodate up to four acoustic guitars of various sizes. While many multi-guitar stands are too narrow or wide for certain body shapes, The Olin will comfortably fit four jumbo acoustic guitars, large hollow bodies, or dreadnoughts. Furthermore, its design accounts for short-scale acoustics such as small-body parlors with no need to adjust the height of the guitar stand to display various sizes or body shapes simultaneously.

As an Electric Guitar Stand Display

Need quick access to your electric guitars? The Olin was designed to safely fit them as well. The dimensions of The Olin’s lower bout rails and neck rest height allow for just about any electric guitar to rest comfortably. This includes semi-hollow body guitars like ES-335s as well as your traditional Fenders, Gibsons, PRS Guitars, and other common guitar body shapes and widths. The design of this stand also allows it to function as a great acoustic or electric bass guitar stand. Whether it’s a dedicated bass guitar rack or a need to access multiple types of instruments at the moment, the versatility of The Olin makes it all possible. If you have a question about fitting an odd-shaped or custom instrument, reach out to us or click the link down below to access the spec sheet.

As a Mandolin & Ukulele Display

What truly sets The Olin’s design apart from other wooden guitar stands is its peak versatility, which allows the stand to also hang small body instruments without the need for any modification. This means in addition to being a guitar and bass stand, The Olin also functions much like a wall hanger for mandolins, ukuleles, and other small-body instruments alike. This is achieved via our Mandolin Inserts, which comfortably fit into any of our products’ neck rests to allow for these instruments to hang safely. They can also be customized to accommodate any small-body instrument’s nut width in your collection. Ideally, The Olin provides the necessary versatility for the multi-instrumentalist by allowing them to easily access any combination of four instruments from a single guitar stand.

Wooden Guitar Stand Commonly Asked Questions

Is it better to hang a guitar or use a stand?

A guitar wall mount hanger and a guitar stand offer different functionality and benefits. Which one you choose, or a combination of both should be determined by your desired function. If you’re looking to store or display multiple guitars and need quick access to them at arm’s reach, a multi-guitar stand will be most effective. However, if you’re looking to maximize your available floor space, choosing to hang your guitars is a great way to save space and still display your guitars by utilizing a wall-mount guitar hanger such as our Hyla.

Is it okay to leave a guitar on a stand?

The safety of a guitar on a stand is dependent upon the materials that the instrument comes into contact with. The majority of guitar stands utilize cheap synthetic products that can cause damage to the finishes over time including scratches, discoloration, and disintegration of the finish. If the stand uses a softer or natural material such as leather or natural cork to rest the instrument upon, it will be safe from damage long term.

What kind of stand is best for a guitar?

The best stand for guitars is the one that safely and effectively stores and displays your personal collection. Remember to ask yourself what guitars are going on the stand, how many will you need access to at any given time, and if the guitar stand you’re considering is safe for storage and display given the design and materials being utilized.

Should guitars be stored flat or upright?

Storing your guitars correctly is imperative to their longevity and safety. Whether you choose to store them upright or lying down is a personal choice. The most important thing to remember when storing any guitar is safety. This includes storing them in an environment that is not only going to protect them from physical damage but more likely from humidity damage. Storing guitars at the ideal guitar humidity prevents cracks and other costly damage to stringed instruments caused by over-humidification or under-humidification.

American Music Furniture

When it comes to choosing a guitar rack stand, The Olin offers all the versatility, safety, design, and quality materials to display and access your coveted instruments for life. Our wooden multi-guitar stand is available in a variety of American hardwoods to match your collection and desired visual aesthetic for wherever you make music. It is the perfect addition to any multi-instrumentalist’s music room or studio by allowing you to store and display up to four guitars, four basses, four small-body instruments, or any combination the music calls for.