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MY NAME IS COLE SMITH. I INVENTED THE HANGMAN IN THE EARLY SPRING OF 2004. IT CAME TO ME IN A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION. I WAS SITTING ON THE TOILET AT THE TIME. I RAN OUTSIDE ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, WHEN IT WAS MUCH WARMER OUTSIDE, ( I LIVE IN CANADA) AND PROCEEDED TO GET A LOCAL ALCOHOLIC, I MEAN, HANDYMAN, TO CUT A BOARD FOR ME -I'M AFRAID OF TABLE SAWS. I MANAGED TO CUT THE CRESCENT NECK HOLDER OUT WITH A JIGSAW AND WHEN I TESTED MY IDEA WITH MY GUITAR AND CASE, IT WORKED PERFECTLY. I KNEW I WAS ON TO SOMETHING. I WENT TO SEE A HIGH-PRICED LAWYER IN WINNIPEG, CANADA, AND WITH HIS HELP, I FILED FOR A PATENT IN BOTH CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. SO FAR AS WE KNOW THERE IS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN THE WORLD. AND IF THERE IS WE'LL HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO KEEP THEM QUIET. I USE THE HANGMAN AT EVERY GIG, AND HAVE MADE MODIFICATIONS TO FURTHER REFINE THE DESIGN. IT SURE GETS A LOT OF INTEREST. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IT'S REALLY CONVENIENT. WITH TWO GUITARS TO CARRY, I STORE ONE HANGMAN IN EACH CASE. NO SEPARATE PARTS TO WORRY ABOUT. NO BOLTS OR SCREWS TO LOSE, RUST OR WEAR OUT. NO BENT METAL. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE HANGMAN ACTS AS A MINI-TABLE AND CAN HOLD A FEW BOTTLES OF WATER OR PERHAPS A BEER AND A WHISKEY. IT WILL ALSO HOLD YOUR PICKS, SLIDE, CAR KEYS AND AN ASHTRAY IF YOU'RE STILL ALLOWED TO SMOKE WHERE YOU PLAY. CAN YOUR OLD STAND DO THAT? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS. YOU DON'T WANT TO RISK SPILLING A DRINK INTO YOUR AMP AND GETTING ELECTROCUTED. DID I MENTION THAT THE HANGMAN ALSO WORKS ON BASS GUITARS? IT'S MADE TO FIT VIRTUALLY ALL STANDARD ELECTRIC GUITARS AND BASSES, BUT YOU MUST HAVE A RECTANGULAR CASE. THOSE OLD-STYLE GUITAR STANDS ARE HISTORY. I'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MANY STANDS I CAN'T EVEN KEEP TRACK ANYMORE. THEY NEVER LAST AND IF YOU DON'T LOSE THEM OR LOSE THE DAMN WINGNUT, THEY EVENTUALLY BREAK OR WEAR OUT ON YOU ANYWAY. THE HANGMAN WON'T. IT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. I HAD ONE OLD GUITAR STAND BREAK ON ME THREE WEEKS AGO, AS OF THIS WRITING. I WAS USING A THREE -WAY STAND FOR MY ACOUSTIC GUITAR. THE DAMN WELD SOFTENED ON IT AND I CAUGHT MY GUITAR JUST AS IT WAS FALLING. MY EXPENSIVE GUITAR ALMOST FELL OFF OF A SIX-FOOT STAGE DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING GUITAR STAND. TRUE STORY. I KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GUITAR-STAND DISASTER STORIES OUT THERE. OTHER GUITARIST HAVE STARTED USING THE HANGMAN AND THE REPORTS ARE EXCELLENT. I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER - AND IT SEEMS THEY COULDN'T BE EITHER. IT'S NOT ONLY INCREDIBLY USEFUL, BUT IT LOOKS AMAZING ON DISPLAY. IF YOU DON'T USE THE HANGMAN ON STAGE, IT CAN MAKE YOUR GUITAR LOOK LIKE A MILLION BUCKS ON DISPLAY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM OR PRACTICE PAD. UP UNTIL NOW THE SAFEST PLACE FOR YOUR GUITAR WAS TO PUT IT IN ITS CASE. WITH THE HANGMAN, YOUR GUITAR WILL HANG SAFELY - WITH NO PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE NECK. IT'S STURDY AND STRONG. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE YOUR CASE IN THE CLOSET. THE HANGMAN USED TO BE LOVINGLY HANDCRAFTED IN A SWEATSHOP IN DOWNTOWN KAMSACK, SASKATCHEWAN, BY A COUPLE OF GUYS WITH DRINKING PROBLEMS - AND A MIDGET NAMED "POPGUN." BUT NOW IT'S MANUFACTURED BY THE INJECTION MOLD PROCESS. IT'S NOT MADE OVERSEAS - IT'S MADE IN CANADA. I'M PROUD OF THE QUALITY AND I STAND BEHIND MY PRODUCT. SO IF YOU SEE SOME STRANGE GUY STANDING IN THE BACK OF YOUR ROOM, THAT'S JUST ME. THE HANGMAN ALSO LOOKS GREAT FOR IN-STORE DISPLAY. NOT ONLY WILL IT CATCH THE CUSTOMERS' EYE IF YOU HAVE FIVE OR TEN GUITARS OUT ON THE FLOOR, BUT YOU CAN DISPLAY THE CASES AND THE HANGMAN AT THE SAME TIME! YOU CAN THANK ME LATER WHEN SALES SOAR. PLEASE ENJOY THE HANGMAN, AND HANG YOUR GUITAR BY IT'S NECK! CHECK OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Sincerely, Cole Smith
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