Patent ID: 7705224

Claim:
A portable travel guitar comprising: a hollow guitar-shaped body formed by a face wall, a back wall and a side wall surrounding the face and back walls, the face wall comprising a proximate end and a distal end, the body defining a cavity having volume for storing items therein; a neck removably attached to the distal end, the neck extending outwardly from a heel and terminating in a headstock; an opening disposed on the face wall extending from the proximal end about the longitudinal axis of the face wall and terminating a predetermined distance from the distal end, the opening symmetrically tapering in a direction of the distal end, the opening receiving a removable panel shaped as the opening; a bridge and a sound hole disposed on the removable panel; a plurality of pre-tensioned strings each having one end thereof connected to the headstock, the other ends of the strings being connected to the bridge, wherein the strings biasing the removable panel in the direction of the distal end, thereby forming a substantially airtight connection between the opening and the removable panel.