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Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
This instrument has a gorgeous flame top - but is it koa or mahogany...? The insane one-piece back with "animal mane" stripe down the center similarly defies identification (mahogany or koa?), as do the sides. Knutsen's red-colored shellac has been over-sprayed top and back (after a small repair to top at lower treble bout). An I-Beam pickup and jack have been installed, tone (acoustic) is outstanding.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW21 |
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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 |
Bill Asher > Bernunzio Vintage Inst > John O'Kennedy |
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Year (approx) |
1914-1920s |
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Label |
full "New Hawaiian Family," white | |
| Label Code | LA1 | |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | 24-7/8" | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins between the second and third fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
flame koa or mahogany |
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Back & Sides |
1-piece koa or mahogany | |
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Neck |
solid koa |
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Fingerboard |
dyed ? |
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Bridge |
mahogany |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope |
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Inlay |
celluloid dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none | |
| Dimensions | Upper Bout | 9-1/2" |
| Lower Bout | 14-7/8" | |
| Body at endpin | 3-1/2" | |
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Comments |
Small repair to top at lower treble bout, over-sprayed |
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