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The travel guitars that sound like guitars!
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These popular small Guitars have a full scale length and are played by travelling musicians, international recording artists, sports teams, buskers and session players.

They are made from spruce or cedar, cypress, New Zealand kauri and jarrah, offering the same principles as a large guitar with good tone, projection and portability. The neck is reinforced with an adjustable truss rod.

Cutaway allows easy access to all 22 frets. The Travel Guitar can easily be electrified, and can be customised to suit left handed players. The instrument is finished in a natural satin lacquer and comes with a soft carry bag.

Scale length 635mm (25 inches)
Total length 1 metre (39 in.)
Total width 250 mm (10 in.)
Price with soft bag NZ$760 (convert currency)
Travel Weisenborn Style Guitar
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Travel Resonator
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This portable lap steel acoustic can be more easily taken on holiday than its full size counterpart. It has a full length scale of 640 mm (25 inches) and solid mahogany top. The back and sides are plywood with mahogany binding. The bridge and fingerboard are rosewood with bone nut and saddle. Also an excellent live instrument when fitted with an under-saddle pick up.


Price. $1150 NZ. (convert currency)

Built for an Australian slide player who's always on the move, this guitar was made to travel. The body is mahogany with a radiused rosewood fingerboard and binding. It features a six inch cone and biscuit bridge. A scale length of 640 mm (25 inches) gives it the same feel as a full size instrument.


Price $1450 NZ. (convert currency)