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Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
According to the two experienced repairmen working on this
instrument, it is made from monkeypod wood, not koa, mahogany, gum or
other. Any other votes?
This has different rope binding than we've seen on any Knutsen (or any other
Hawaiian guitars for that matter) - the light bands are very thin. Normally, the
dark and light pieces are of similar width.
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(top images copyright Ben Elder, bottom
row Tim Murphy)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW20 |
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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 |
Tim Murphy |
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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, 1542 TEMPLE ST." | |
| Label Code | LA8 | |
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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 around the first or second fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
monkeypod |
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Back & Sides |
monkeypod |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
special rope |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
special rope |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
special rope |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none | |
| Dimensions | Upper Bout | |
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