The idea for handmade wooden stands was born one morning, while eyeing the beauty of my Mcilroy cedar/claro walnut guitar. i thought,man,you see all these gorgeous handmade guitars out there.they deserve a fine,aesthetically attractive support when not playing them, and you are not ready to put them back in the case.why display them in an unjust mockery upon adingy metal clunker! LOL! they should be paired as fine wine with fine food. you wouldn't serve a 50 year old port with a supersize macdonalds order of fries? would you? or would you wear a fine formalwear top with a pair of motor oil stained hole laden jeans?or a formal tuxedo top with Carhartt brown pants? well this is what you are doing when you put your Lowden on $15 metal clunker!