Hi Charley,

Yes, you are the second person who has told me about the Martin travel guitar. I may consider it sometime in the future. At the moment, I can't invest in too much (I've been unemployed for seven months and am transitioning to self-employment): the old savings are shrinking rapidly -- I'll need to replenish them before making any purchases I don't have to. I got severe sticker shock when I looked at guitars today. Mine cost $35 twenty years ago, plus maybe $300 in repairs over the twenty years.