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Knutsen Harp Mandola
This is too much! A fantastic harp mandola, roughly octave-mandola
scale, with five double courses!
It is pure Knutsen, and very different from the similar suspected-Larson-built
5-course harp mandola.
It is the first Knutsen mando-instrument found with the late Seattle "Harp
Guitar Factory" label.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HMA2 |
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Category |
Harp Mandolas |
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Body Style |
"Lower Treble Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
anonymous |
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Year (approx) |
1913-1914 |
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Label |
Harp Guitar Factory |
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Courses / Strings |
5 courses: 10 strings on neck |
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Scale length |
19-1/4" |
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Woods |
Top |
koa |
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Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
koa or mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
drosewood |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
blonde wood |
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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 fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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