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Knutsen Harp Guitar
Additional photos and information can be found in From Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
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(image copyright Tom Noe)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGP5 |
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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 |
Dan Most Estate |
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Year (approx) |
1896-1897 |
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Label |
Rubber stamp of both patent instruments |
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| Label Code | PT1 | |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | small heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
Spanish cedar |
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Fingerboard |
rosewood |
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Bridge |
rosewood |
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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 simple rings | |
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Inlay |
3 single dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
X-braced top for steel strings, unlike other "patent-style" guitars (Noe/Most, p.21,left) | |
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