Sure, that's possible, Murray. And what about the other (magazine) review and the accompanying video? More manufacturer's stooges? Also possible. But one could say that about any positive review of anything one saw anywhere, couldn't one?

There is no reason to make a travel guitar with a smaller than regular body (soundbox). The problem isn't the size of the body, it's the overall length of a full size guitar that is the main problem (if you want to have it be a "carry-on" bag suitable for putting in the overhead rack on an airplane).

What one needs is a bag that doesn't look "too big" to be a carry-on bag, and then the flight attentdant won't make you abandon it to the tender mercy of the baggage handlers.

What Chris Smither recommends in a recent article in Acoustic Guitar Magazine is to put your regular guitar, whatever it may be, in a black, well-padded gig bag. Black, because it makes the bag look smaller. Gig bag, because it looks way smaller than a hardshell case does, and it is much less likely to draw the ire of gate agents and flight attendents, specially if you sling it casually over one shoulder so as to conceal the neck portion, use the shoulder away from the gate agent/flight attentent (normally the right shoulder). Position it to visually minimize it, in other words. Board the plane as early as possible when there is still lots of room for luggage in the overhead compartments. Fly business class.

There's more. Read his article in the April 2010 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. He says he almost always gets his Collings safely on board this way, whereas he usually would not succeed in doing so if it was in a hardshell case.

Also, Acoustic Guitar Magazine likewise reviewed these Voyage-Air guitars some months prior to the issue I speak of...and they spoke very well of them. I don't think the whole magazine is in the pocket of the Voyage-Air Company. It doesn't seem very likely.

But what I hope is that we will hear from someone here on Mudcat who has tried out these guitars in person. They have no dealers up here in Canada, as far as I know.