Just came across this on the Mandolin Bros. website.  Wild idea; gots to wonder how it sounds.
 
Peter

When you scroll down, and then you see the pictures for the first time, the body reacts like it would when seeing a picture of an Alembic with the peghead broken off.

Speaking of packing up to fly.....
 
http://www.lemurmusic.com/FlyAway-Bass/products/395/
 
C-Ya.........wayne

That looks like the type of upright Stanley using when I saw him with Hiromi here in Raleigh about a year ago.  
 
Keith

Wayne; it's interesting how the neck attaches with one screw, and that the screw also adjusts the action.  It's hard to imagine that it makes for a tight fit; my guess is that a lot of energy would be lost at the neck/body joint.  However that may be a trade off worth considering for someone who wants an upright bass that travels easily.

I still don't think it will fit in the overhead bin!  lol
 
Bill, tgo