Detachable neck mechanism for solid or hollow body guitar

A stringed instrument comprising:

• a stringed instrument neck;
• a stringed instrument body;
• and
• an attachment mechanism attaching the stringed instrument neck to the stringed instrument body, the attachment mechanism comprising:
• a back plate attachable to a back side of the stringed instrument body;
• a latching mechanism mechanically affixed to the back plate;
• a latch pin retainer of the latching mechanism having a slot formed therein;
• a latch pin extending through the slot of the latch pin retainer, the latch pin resiliently urged into a first position, with a lip of the latch pin operable to be secured against a latch pin catch disposed in the stringed instrument neck;
• a button operable to move the latch pin into a second position with the lip disengaged from the latch pin catch, permitting separation of the stringed instrument neck from the stringed instrument body;
• and
• a back plate extension attached to and extending downward from the back plate, the button accessible through an opening through the back plate extension.