Guitar and bass go sharp when after being hung on wall

I've noticed that even if I tune a guitar so it's right on, then put it on the wall hanger, the tuning may be out when I bring it down the next day. I've never thought too much of it.

I've never tried tuning then hanging, then bring it down to check tuning right away.
 
MackieFX said:
I live in a terrace house they're hung on the wall which is between me and the next house. No huge temp differences


I need to buy a floor stand
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I just wondered if the same thing happens if the guitars aren't hanging - like on a stand or propped up in a chair, etc.

@Andy Eagle might have a suggestion.
 
Also: are you playing it before you hang it? And then checking the tuning as soon as you take it off the hanger? The same thing will happen if you just put it in a regular stand. When you play it, the neck gets warm. They you tune it. But when you put it down, the neck cools off and goes out of tune. I always tune at the end of a set, knowing that when I pick up the guitar for the next set, it will be slightly out, but then it very quickly goes back in tune as it heats up from being played.
 
I’ve got eight guitars on wall hangers and 16 on racks. They all drift a little sharp at cooler temperatures, then settle back in once they’ve been played for about five minutes or so.
 
In my experience it's got nothing to do with how they're displayed whether it's wall hangers or stands but more or less the fluctuation of temperature and humidity in a room. Nothing is constant when it comes to weather therefore will change a little here and there.
 
Definitely not trying to be a hater but I've never understood hanging guitars on walls. However, I will say that I don't think them being wall-hung is a factor here.
 
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