Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar

Here's a nice Hawaiian with unusual quilted maple back and sides.
It has a bridge basically identical to the early Konas (see Comparing Knutsen’s Hawaiians)
Only the Knutsen "tenor" (HW1) has a similar bridge.
Researcher Ben Elder believes this might be a Weissenborn.
The new owner, Jeff Hollingsworth, states, "The guitar is worn just about the bridge on the right side of the top, but is otherwise in unbelievable crack free condition for what must be a guitar at least 90 years old or so...
Sounds quite lovely and is the largest one I've ever seen... You have one other on your site that's a half-inch wider at the lower bout, but not any deeper (both at 4 1/4) at the bottom of the guitar. So far as I can tell, everything about the guitar is original and it shows no signs of any significant repairs with the exception of possible work to re-glue the bridge at one point."

 

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(2 left-most images of each row copyright Ben Levin, remainder copyright Phil Emerson)

Knutsen Archives Inventory Number

HW13

                 Category

Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars

                 Body Style

"Weissenborn-shaped"

                 Current or last known owner

Rich Hoeg>Phil's Guitars>Jeff Hollingsworth

                 Year (approx)

?

                 Label

none

                 Courses / Strings

6 strings

                 Frets

inlaid wood

                 Scale length 25-1/2"
                 Neck Joint hollow, square, taper begins at about the second fret.

Woods

Top

spruce

Back & Sides

quilted maple

Neck

quilted maple

Fingerboard

koa

Bridge

koa?

Headstock veneer

koa

Binding, trim

Top

maple?

Back

ivoroid

Fingerboard

maple?

Headstock(s)

none

Soundhole

multi-colored rope

                 Inlay

fancy pearl fret markers

                 Pickguard

none

Dimensions Upper Bout 10-3/8"
Lower Bout 15-1/2"
Body at endpin 4-1/4"

                 Comments

 

 

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