Hi Pat,
No apology necessary. There are a number of travel guitar designs out there and I will be interested in seeing what you come up with. The intention I had was to build a full size (and normal string length) instrument that would work as a "normal" guitar most of the time, but would also be able to be disassembled and be carried compactly when required. The somewhat accidental ability to adjust the string height (and never need to do a neck reset) was just an added bonus.
There are some elements of the design that add complexity to the construction, many of which come from the desire to store the neck inside the body. Even if that is not needed, I would still suggest making a bridge that allows the strings to be easily removed. Originally I passed the strings through a separate retainer, which I saw Brunner make an improved version of when he later started building travel guitars. I didn't like the idea of having a small, somewhat delicate, easily lost, and difficult to replace piece to keep track of (I like my current design better!), but that might be a possibility if you want to tie on classical strings in the usual fashion.
And I may be completely wrong - you may find having the strings still attached to both body and neck when they are apart is not a problem for you at all. I'm not known for my omniscience and infallibility.
So good luck with your project, and if there is anything I can help with don't hesitate to ask!
