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Knutsen Harp Hawaiian Convertible Guitar
Here's another label cut from an envelope addressed to
Knutsen!
The pins for the treble strings are missing. There are five holes at one end,
four at the other (two strings shared a hole).
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HCP2 |
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Category |
Convertible Guitars |
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Body Style |
"'Upper Treble Point' Harp Hawaiian" |
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Current or last known owner |
Clint Gilmore |
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Year (approx) |
1920-1927 or 1928. Possibly earlier (back to 1914?) |
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Label |
"Chris Knutsen, 1542 Temple.." from envelope |
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| Label Code | LA7 | |
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Courses / Strings |
14 course: 6 strings on neck, 3 bass, 5 treble |
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Frets |
raised metal to 12th fret, then inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | 24-7/8" | |
| Neck Joint | convertible brackets | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
koa |
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Fingerboard |
? |
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Bridge |
mahogany |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
rope |
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Fingerboard |
inlaid single wood stripes |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope, wood |
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Inlay |
white and tan celluloid markers |
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Pickguard |
black plastic with pearl inlays |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | |
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Comments |
Original low wood nut |
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