Wall mount for violin/viola and bow

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This is a wall mount for a viola or violin, along with a bow. A similar setup already existed for my guitar, but my wife thought it would be great to hang her viola in the same way. This is the fourth version of my design and it's working flawlessly! Since it's printed in PLA, it has some grip issues so the viola can slide off fairly easily. One solution is to glue a small patch of anti-slip material where the mount meets the viola. Alternatively, we ended up putting a rubber band over the two ends of the mount. This has been working well for quite some time now. The model is incredibly strong, and I even tried breaking early prints with force - it took quite a bit to break them. These were printed with 20% infill, while the final version was printed with 30% infill just to be extra cautious. Print supports are recommended for the shoulders of the "u" shape coming out of the base. Let me know what you think of the model - it's my first project here on Thingiverse and also my first complex design in Fusion360, so I'd love your feedback!