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| (image copyright Tom Noe) | Size comparison with my standard Symphony harp guitar, which is 15-1/2" wide and has a 25-1/2" scale length. |
Knutsen Harp Guitar
Dan Most described this harp guitar as small, but didn't
provide the scale length. It's probably close to 19" like the majority of
these "parlor-sized" instruments.
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) | Size comparison with my standard Symphony harp guitar, which is 15-1/2" wide and has a 25-1/2" scale length. |
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGS9 |
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Category |
Seattle Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Lower Bass Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
Dan Most Estate |
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Year (approx) |
1912 |
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Label |
"C. Knutsen, Sole Patentee of the 11-string harp guitar" |
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| Label Code | SE2 | |
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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 | ~19" | |
| Neck Joint | no heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
Western Red cedar |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
Spanish cedar |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
maple |
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Back |
none | |
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Fingerboard |
unknown | |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | 2 rings (1 multi-colored) | |
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Inlay |
4 dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
Small, scale unknown (Noe/Most, p.76) | |
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