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Agagin, it’s been around for probably six months now, but I’ve only seen it today. For aspiring guitar heroes and frequent international travellers, the DeVillain Centerfold could be just the right thing. Its ingenious folding mechanism makes it perfect for overhead lockers - which is not surprising, given that it was designed by an airline pilot: the Swede Fredrik Johansson (who also happens to be a guitarist).

Sick and tired of shoehorning his passion onto planes and being laughed at in music stores for asking for folding guitars, Johansson’s efforts led not only to the creation of what was thought to be impossible - the Centrefold, but also to the birth of the DeVillain Guitar Company, a bunch of woodworkers, computer nerds, pro musicians, luthiers, problem solvers, marketing people and design freaks with a common love for music. It is made of Honduras mahogany (rainforest timber?) and fits into a backpack that you can take just about anywhere. The folding mechanism is made of aircraft-grade aluminum (unsurprisingly) and the strings roll up into the guitar. This baby goes from backpack to unfolded guitar in 20 seconds, excluding the time for tuning it up. You’ll have to have quite a bit of spare dough though to afford one - at A$3,800 (at the current, rather advantageous exchange rate).

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