12 String Travel Guitar

[37012player]

Hi Paul,

Unfortunately I'm rick deprived at present on a regular basis, having to fly away for work several weeks at a time. It's such a pain taking a guitar these days. I always did in the past..not sure the old 360/12 enjoyed it by the look of the neck joint! (Ouch!).

What I'd love is a little 12 string with a neck of Ric proportions that I could possible "Take Down" (fold in half) and take it on a plane as hand luggage. I find even a few weeks away, and the feel of the 12's takes a bit to get used to again. My 12's have the older narrow string spaced nuts. At least I could keep my hand in while away from my two real deal Ric 12's.

Just wondering if you've ever considered this sort of design exercise before? Wonder if such an instrument could be made to look reasonably like a guitar (!) and even have some of the nice acoustic properties.

Just a thought..

Si....

[scott_s]

Like a bolt-neck 325/12? That'd be pretty cool.

- Scott

[jingle_jangle]

Yeah, Si, a collapsible or folding guitar is an interesting conundrum that seems to get regular attention from the guitar design community. Every NAMM has one or two show up, and one or two drop out.

But I think that, looking at this problem from a new standpoint could yield a unique and possibly workable solution. Imagine something roughly the size of half a briefcase that would sound like a Rick 12er...but in the line of a "silent" guitar in that only the strings could be heard unless headphone or amplification were used.

That's just some of my quickie blue sky thinking on this...whether I'd ever have time to do development on it is another thing. But I am glad to offer my own thinking as a catalyst for discussion and possible action.