A foldable stringed instrument, comprising: a hinged neck assembly including a lower neck section, an upper neck section, and a middle neck section each having a proximal and distal end and a generally flat upper surface with a plurality of spaced apart frets disposed along at least part of said upper surface, said distal end of said lower neck section being hingedly coupled to said proximal end of said middle neck section, said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section each having at least one bore extending in linear alignment with one another when said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section are arranged in linear alignment; a translating bridge assembly configured to selectively tighten and loosen a set of musical strings extending over said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section based on linear movement of said translating bridge assembly relative to said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section; and a translating truss assembly dimensioned to be selectively moved to a locked position in a linear manner relative to said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section to advance at least one elongate element through the at least one bore of each of said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section when said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section are in linear alignment, wherein said translating truss assembly is further dimensioned to be selectively moved in an opposite direction to an unlocked position to remove said at least one elongate element from the at least one bore of each of said middle neck section and upper neck section so said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section can be positioned into a folded configuration to reduce a length of said hinged neck assembly; characterised in that: said distal end of said middle neck section is hingedly coupled to said proximal end of said upper neck section; and a plurality of string grooves (70, 72, 74, 76) are formed along said distal end of said lower neck section, said proximal end of said middle neck section, said distal end of said middle neck section, and said proximal end of said upper neck section, each of said plurality of string grooves configured to register a string of said set of musical strings during or after said lower neck section, said middle neck section, and said upper neck section are hingedly moved into said folded configuration. a hinged neck assembly including a lower neck section, an upper neck section, and a middle neck section each having a proximal and distal end and a generally flat upper surface with a plurality of spaced apart frets disposed along at least part of said upper surface, said distal end of said lower neck section being hingedly coupled to said proximal end of said middle neck section, said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section each having at least one bore extending in linear alignment with one another when said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section are arranged in linear alignment; a translating bridge assembly configured to selectively tighten and loosen a set of musical strings extending over said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section based on linear movement of said translating bridge assembly relative to said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section; and a translating truss assembly dimensioned to be selectively moved to a locked position in a linear manner relative to said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section to advance at least one elongate element through the at least one bore of each of said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section when said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section are in linear alignment, wherein said translating truss assembly is further dimensioned to be selectively moved in an opposite direction to an unlocked position to remove said at least one elongate element from the at least one bore of each of said middle neck section and upper neck section so said lower neck section, middle neck section, and upper neck section can be positioned into a folded configuration to reduce a length of said hinged neck assembly; characterised in that: said distal end of said middle neck section is hingedly coupled to said proximal end of said upper neck section; and a plurality of string grooves (70, 72, 74, 76) are formed along said distal end of said lower neck section, said proximal end of said middle neck section, said distal end of said middle neck section, and said proximal end of said upper neck section, each of said plurality of string grooves configured to register a string of said set of musical strings during or after said lower neck section, said middle neck section, and said upper neck section are hingedly moved into said folded configuration. said distal end of said middle neck section is hingedly coupled to said proximal end of said upper neck section; and a plurality of string grooves (70, 72, 74, 76) are formed along said distal end of said lower neck section, said proximal end of said middle neck section, said distal end of said middle neck section, and said proximal end of said upper neck section, each of said plurality of string grooves configured to register a string of said set of musical strings during or after said lower neck section, said middle neck section, and said upper neck section are hingedly moved into said folded configuration.