Portable Violin/Fiddle Rack

Every year, we go to Terry Lease's bluegrass festival in Springfield, Illinois and set up in the vendor. It is something that we really look forward to. We get to meet new folks, talk with folks we already know but haven't seen in a year, and of course -- JAM!

There are a number of other vendors in the room, so each vendor gets only so much room or so many tables. It's always a challenge trying to fit as much stuff into your area as possible, without making things too cramped. I have been thinking for a few weeks about a good way to display our violins/fiddles when we attend this year. Earl and I did some brainstorming at Home Depot and finally came up with what we think is a really good solution.

We ended up making a stand that would fit over a 6-8' table. It is kind of like a swingset frame in that it has "A-frame" ends and a single rod that connects the two ends. The instruments are hung from wire that has been bent and attached to a 3/4" clamp on top of the pole. We can clamp the entire frame to the table, or we can just let it stand freely on its own. It is easy to disassemble, and the best thing of all is that it cost less than $30! The fiddles now hang at eye level, and there is still room between the table and the fiddles to use the entire table to display other things.