Roger C. Field

Roger C. Field (born 31 July 1945) is an inventor with over 100 patents, an industrial designer and a guitarist. He is best known as the inventor of the Foldaxe folding electric guitar featured in guitarist Chet Atkins' book Me and My Guitars. He has also been written about in Playboy magazine in ten countries and in Penthouse magazine four times in Europe). He is in four different Who's Who books in Europe including one for the European Union. F... more

Roger C. Field (born 31 July 1945) is an inventor with over 100 patents, an industrial designer and a guitarist. He is best known as the inventor of the Foldaxe folding electric guitar featured in guitarist Chet Atkins' book Me and My Guitars. He has also been written about in Playboy magazine in ten countries and in Penthouse magazine four times in Europe). He is in four different Who's Who books in Europe including one for the European Union. Field was born in London, England, the son of Dr. Harry and Ingeborg Field (he is also related to Henry Winkler, known as Fonzie, a paternal cousin and Dr. Leo Baeck, his maternal grandmother's uncle). His father was the owner and managing director of Siegmund Robinow & Son Ltd, a company in London and Hamburg which at that time manufactured exclusive garments. Field attended a school for children (Panda School) in London at age 7 where he danced with Veronica Tennant in a school production. After attending Stagenhoe Park (then a boys prep... less