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Knutsen Harp Guitar
Here's the fourth guitar
of this style discovered.
When found after a long life on a fishing boat in Port Renfrew, B.C., it needed
the works - dozens of top and back cracks, smashed tail block, missing braces, missing
bridge and bass tuners, and much of the fretboard. Luckily the owner, Neil
Russell, is a luthier (Celtic Cross Instruments) who was able to tackle the
extensive repairs and refinish it.
All that's missing is the bass string nut, which we now have examples of.
The top is X-braced, suggesting it was designed for steel strings.
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picture to enlarge
(images copyright Neil Russell)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGP14 |
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Category |
Port Townsend Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"1898 patent" |
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Current or last known owner |
Neil Russell |
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Year (approx) |
1896-1897 |
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Label |
"MANUFACTURED BY C. KNUTSEN, PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. PATENTED SEP. 15, 1896" |
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| Label Code | PT2 | |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | 25-1/4" | |
| Neck Joint | heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
cedar |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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| Headstock veneer | none | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
none |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | 3 wood rings (1 herringbone) | |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
Original bass nut missing | |
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