A collapsible stringed instrument having a body with a soundboard, a back
face, a neck, and a spacer. The perimeter of the soundboard is connected
to the perimeter of the back face by the spacer. The volume between the
spacer, the soundboard, and the back face define a sound chamber. The
neck is pivotally and laterally coupled to the body which has a door in
the back face. The neck is able to pivot and slide through the door and
into the sound chamber.