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Knutsen Tenor Hawaiian Guitar
Additional photos and information can be found in From Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
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(left image copyright Tom Noe, right 2 images copyright Kerry Char)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW1 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Weissenborn-shaped" |
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Current or last known owner |
Tom Noe |
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Year (approx) |
1915 |
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Label |
none |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins at about the first fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
white plastic |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
white |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
Multi-colored, white |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers, unusual 5th fret inlay |
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Pickguard |
none |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | unknown |
| Lower Bout | unknown | |
| Body at endpin | unknown | |
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Comments |
Tenor size. Instrument pictured in Noe/Most, p.105 |
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