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Knutsen Harp Hawaiian Guitar
A nice reddish top distinguishes this specimen. It may be mahogany or Spanish cedar – like so many of Knutsen’s instruments, it’s very difficult to tell. Likewise the back and sides – mahogany or ?
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HHW17 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"'Weissenborn-shaped' Harp Hawaiian" |
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Current or last known owner |
Folk Music Center, Claremont, CA / Ben Harper |
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Year (approx) |
1920-1927 or 1928. Possibly earlier (back to 1914?) |
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Label |
"C. KNUTSEN, Manufacturer of ALL KINDS OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS" |
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| Label Code | LA8 (top portion only) | |
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Courses / Strings |
12 course: 6 strings on neck, 2 bass, 4 treble |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | 25" | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins between first and second fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
mahogany or Spanish cedar |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany? |
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Neck |
fir (headstock) |
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Fingerboard |
koa |
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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 |
none |
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Fingerboard |
2 double inlaid stripes |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope |
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Inlay |
celluloid dot and diamond fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | 3-3/8" |
| Lower Bout | 9-1/2" | |
| Body at endpin | 14-3/4" | |
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