Gregg Miner Knutsen Koa Harp Guitar

This is the instrument that Dan mentioned on page 61 of the Noe/Most book.
It has many unusual features - not the least of which is the nearly all-koa construction!
It was the first instrument seen from Knutsen's 1913-1914 "Harp Guitar Factory" (his residence) at 1200 Stewart Street in Seattle (another, HGS34 just came to light).
These may have been the last harp guitars that Knutsen built. Note how the bass headstock has evolved to become basically vertical. The geared tuners for the bass strings have also been replaced with zither pin tuners - I thought possibly to accommodate the larger number of strings (seven instead of the earlier five) - but two other instruments now known have the same pin tuners, with only five bass strings.
The fretted neck's headstock is what I'll call "banana-shaped." This headstock is also seen on two of the instruments on the "New Hawaiian Family" label, and seems to be common to instruments of all types during this period.
My favorite feature is the neck stringing - nine strings, with the three high notes doubled - it sounds rather pretty - basically like half a 12-string guitar.
Another interesting feature of this guitar is the carving of the neck, which is biased thicker on the bass side.
Note also the shared string holes on the bridge, and that the treble strings were all moved down one bridge pin hole position (a new hole was added at the end) - I imagine they were originally too close to the neck's E-string, and got in the way.
The three vertical bridge supports look old and match pretty well, but were undoubtedly added later. Also added at a later date was a very sloppy, crude neck heel - somehow pasted over the original, heel-less neck joint.

Knutsen Archives Inventory Number		HGS1
Category		Seattle Harp Guitars
Body Style		"Lower Bass Point"
Current or last known owner		Gregg Miner
Year (approx)		1913-1914
Label		Harp Guitar Factory
Label Code		SE7
Courses / Strings		20 course: 9 strings on neck, 7 bass, 7 treble
Frets		straight
Scale length		25-3/8"
Neck Joint		no heel, later heel grafted on
Woods	Top	koa
	Back & Sides	koa
	Neck	fir
	Fingerboard	koa
	Bridge	mahogany
	Headstock veneer	both: koa
Binding, trim	Top	maple / red wood / maple
	Back	maple
	Fingerboard	single maple stripes
	Headstock(s)	none
	Soundhole	multi-colored rope
Inlay		fancy pearl fret markers
Pickguard		none
Comments		Zither pin bass tuners. Neck biased thicker on bass side. Note shared holes on bridge, treble strings moved down one (new hole added). 3 vertical bridge supports, neck heel not original.