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How about some of those bike hangers, or the tool hangers that screw into sheetrock that have ends that look like this?

your best bet is to find a stud and fix onto it. I have tried those selftapping sheetrock fixings and I dont like or trust them.

Well, holes in the wall are holes in the wall. Depending on the weight and thickness of your drywall, you might need something stronger. I just installed a fold-out table using a few of these. That thing ain't going *anywhere*...



Or if you can find the studs, just regular screws would be fine.

You'll have to put some (simple design) ceiling molding up in (hopefully only one room) the room.

Rather than mounting the ceiling molding at a 45 degree angle (with the hollow space behind it), she mounted it flush against the wall. (The corners will still line up.) On each wall, she had my Dad bend one or two hand-made-by-him flat-metal hooks (bent to hook behind the ceiling molding and hang over the top of it) which hung down an inch or so over the front of the molding.

Sounds like the "picture rails" you used to find in up-market Victorian houses. They were kind of like an upside-down narrow baseboard, fixed about a foot below the ceiling, with a slot along the top for the hooks to engage in (this allowed them to slide fairly easily). They go in and out of fashion, but if you can find an old-fashioned hardware store or picture-framer (Michael's may be worth a look) they may even have the right kind of hooks in stock, possibly even some purpose-made molding for the rails. Just make sure the rails are firmly mounted to the studs, they'll be carrying a lot of weight.

Just Google "picture rail" for skads more info.

You want strength, and flexibility?

a) attach a (suitably finished to be moderately decorative) plank horizontally (an industrial
strength version of bloke's molding). Screw this into the studs

b) screw anything you want, anywhere along this plank.

done!

Your local Mega Hardware store has many hooks like this designed to hold various things up. They would work quite well for instruments.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_267965-46882-24 ... facetInfo=

I was thinking the same thing as JH - I know where to get them here but don't know where to get them stateside....

And you should make the following modifications to your tuba...

Oh wait, we already covered that part too!

I owe you a note LJV, and Cam. Been out of touch with technology, and in touch with fundamentals and family.

Forthcoming via email...

Hi-
Would anyone like to post some pics of their vintage horns-if you have them hanging on a wall--to see how they look and how they are secured?
Thanks-
Mark

LJV wrote:Just finished... for now.

Used some nice gray enameled ladder hooks.

Time for photos! Let's see 'em!