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Knutsen Harp Hawaiian Guitar
A very nice, fancy harp steel with cute "buck teeth" sub-bass
tuners (cut from concert zither tuners!).
Someone gave up on the treble string bank, as the tuning pin holes are filled
with pearl.
Nut replaced.
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(image copyright Gregg Miner)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HHW21 |
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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 |
Intermountain Guitar & Banjo |
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Year (approx) |
1920-1927 or 1928. Possibly earlier (back to 1914?) |
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| Label Code | remnant - believed to be LA9 | |
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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 | 24-3/4" | |
| Neck Joint | taper begins just before 2nd fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce/koa |
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Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
koa |
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Bridge |
koa? |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
rope |
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Fingerboard |
rope |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers and extra celluloid dots |
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Pickguard |
koa, inlaid with pearl, treble string pin holes filled with pearl |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | 9-1/2" |
| Lower Bout | 14-1/2" | |
| Body at endpin | 3-1/2" | |
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Comments |
Mahogany arm with two concert zither tuners |
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