Stringed instrument

An improved stringed instrument of the type having a body with an elongated neck extending therefrom, said neck having a heel adjacent said body and a fingerboard having frets thereon, said fingerboard mounted onto said neck and said body, the improvement comprising:

• (a) said neck being removable from said boy and including a bracket mounted to back end of said heel, said bracket having an alignment post extending therefrom and a pair of hex holes spaced below said alignment post, said heel having a pair of mounting holes therein in alignment with said hex holes;
• (b) said body having a recess for receiving said bracket, said recess having an alignment hole for receiving said alignment post;
• (c) a pair of hex bolts having threaded holes therein, said hex bolts mounted within said recess below said alignment hole for receiving said hex holes of said bracket;
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• (d) a pair of mounting bolts for extending through said mounting holes in said heel to thread within said threaded holes of said hex bolts for securing said neck to said body so that said neck can be removed for storing said stringed instrument in a smaller area.