EsteGuy Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Hello, first time posting here. I am in the process of building a travel guitar, something small that I can fit in an overhead bin on a plane or easily carry with me to a bonfire to play with friends. I’m using a neck I salvaged from a cheap starter guitar and the body is a custom design from some mahogany I had. My question stems from the fact that I would like the neck to be easily removable, something that could be done as quickly as possible. My original thought was to have threaded inserts in the neck and an Allen head bolt/screw so I could assemble the guitar when I got where I was going. But I’d like something even faster than that. My question is, is there some sort of quick connect fitting I can use that is both easy to remove, but also sturdy enough and doesn’t have any play so that it could be used to fasten the neck? Not sure if this is just a pipe dream short of custom engineering and machining some sort of fitting, or if something already exists that I can make work. Any help is appreciated, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 If you search for travel guitars you'll soon find out there's several ways to reduce the footprint. Like this review of current models: https://www.guitarlobby.com/best-travel-guitars/ . It shows many variations starting from simply smaller versions to partially cut bodies to headless guitars with the bridge at the very end of the body to hinged wonders. There's many other variations of the theme, Google is your friend. I recall having seen one collapsible guitar where you didn't even have to loosen the strings for packing and it would stay in tune, more or less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsteGuy Posted February 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Bizman62 said: If you search for travel guitars you'll soon find out there's several ways to reduce the footprint. Like this review of current models: https://www.guitarlobby.com/best-travel-guitars/ . It shows many variations starting from simply smaller versions to partially cut bodies to headless guitars with the bridge at the very end of the body to hinged wonders. There's many other variations of the theme, Google is your friend. I recall having seen one collapsible guitar where you didn't even have to loosen the strings for packing and it would stay in tune, more or less! Well I’ve done a lot of that too. I’m just trying to get it as small as possible for transport. Down the line I’d like to make a custom case for it with foam inserts to hold the body and neck, maybe even build a Pignose style amp into the case too. But for now I need to figure out a fast and easy, but secure, way to attach the neck. If I could do that, I could cut the overall size in half for travel. <a href="https://ibb.co/XWpGgrc"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/qD92f3T/IMG-2513.jpg" alt="IMG-2513" border="0"></a> <a href="https://ibb.co/XShJ0T5"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/wM96G1Q/IMG-2509.jpg" alt="IMG-2509" border="0"></a> <a href="https://ibb.co/1sKL1XN"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/DGkthMF/IMG-2512.jpg" alt="IMG-2512" border="0"></a> <a href="https://ibb.co/Sv0p8KD"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/s3QrGFp/IMG-2514.jpg" alt="IMG-2514" border="0"></a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsteGuy Posted February 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Can't seem to get picture uploads working: https://ibb.co/XWpGgrc https://ibb.co/XShJ0T5 https://ibb.co/1sKL1XN https://ibb.co/Sv0p8KD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 What about if instead of making the neck removeable you make it such that it can swivel around on the tongue that it attaches to on the body? You'd need to redesign your body a little to make room for the neck to fold over onto the bass-side shoulder, but it would save you having to come up with a method of screwing/unscrewing the neck to the body. All you'd need is some kind of pin to insert through the body into the rear of the neck heel so that it wouldn't swing left or right once it was in the 'playing' position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 hours ago, EsteGuy said: maybe even build a Pignose style amp into the case too. I've been very happy with the Blackstar Fly and for what I've heard the Nux of similar size is even more versatile as it can use tons of effects via a smartphone app. There's more of that ilk, some sound like plastic buzzers while others can be really pleasing. Your uploads will start working after you've established your membership with a few more posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 These are the ones I've seen. It defies common sense but actually seems to work Travel Guitar | Acoustic It folds in half and fits in its own backpack for travel (voyageairguitar.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, Andyjr1515 said: These are the ones I've seen. It defies common sense but actually seems to work Travel Guitar | Acoustic It folds in half and fits in its own backpack for travel (voyageairguitar.com) Ah - I see this was on the list in your link @Bizman62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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