Reply to Don Firth:

Once again, you come to the fore! I belong to a small group of old backpackers and horsepackers, Los Viejos Locos, which spends a week each summer in the high Sierra. I have taken a Martin Backpacker's Guitar on two occasions, but the sound was somewhere between a banjo and dulcimer. Playing while sitting on a log at 10,000 feet doesn't require a lot, but I was disappointed. Last year, I took my Takamine classical guitar with me. It was better, obviously, but difficult to transport and fragile. I am contacting GO Guitars postehaste, after reviewing the website you so thoughtfully included. Many thanks!