Foldable stringed instrument

A foldable stringed instrument, comprising:

• a neck assembly having a hinge assembly and a neck coupled to said hinge assembly, wherein said hinge assembly includes a base section, an upper section, and a middle section hingedly coupled to said base section and said upper section so as to enable said neck assembly to be selectively straightened and folded;
• a nut positioned at a first location relative to said neck, said nut dimensioned to hold a plurality of strings a distance off said multi-part fingerboard when said neck assembly is straightened;
• a bridge positioned at a second location relative to said neck, said bridge dimensioned to hold said plurality of strings a distance off said neck when said neck assembly is straightened;
• and
• a translating tail piece dimensioned to be selectively moved in a first direction to tension said plurality of strings when said neck assembly is straightened and selectively moved in a second direction to detension said plurality of strings to enable folding said neck assembly.