ThirtyOne Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I travel by air for work and I would like to take a guitar along, but I want a "no-hassle" solution - one that will fit in a standard carry-on. That means it needs to fit in a 22x14x9 bag. There is no way even the smallest-bodied guitar can do that because of the length of the neck. Many people just unscrew a bolt-on neck to make a guitar more portable. I am wondering if it would be possible to take this one step further and have a neck that can be split in half and then re-assembled. It would require some kind of two-part trussrod and some way of easily assembling the two neck parts in a way that would be solid and not get in the way of playability. Any ideas on whether this is feasible and how it could be accomplished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I made a headless travel guitar as my first scratch-built project. I just unbolt the neck; the body is mandolin-sized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 There is a guy/company that makes travel guitars. The neck actually just snaps into place. Looked very cool. I don't remember who it was though, so I don't have a link. Maybe someone else does? CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Considering guitar fingerboards are roughly 18.5" - 20"+, your only choice would be to make a headless guitar to squeeze under the 22" limit. Check out this project for travel design ideas. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...=32026&st=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) A friend of mine has this one. I've played it a bit; it sounds pretty good. Also has headphones that carry sound to the ears via a "sound tube." Surprisingly effective. (I just went back and read your original post. This one's about 6" too long for your needs...) Edited January 6, 2008 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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