Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
Bought at a flea market in Washington in 1998 for $15. Never stop hunting!
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW24 |
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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 |
Harold Gilliam |
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Year (approx) |
1914-1920s |
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Label |
full "New Hawaiian Family", white | |
Label Code | LA1 | |
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 fourth and fifth fret | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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 |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
Back |
none | |
Fingerboard |
none | |
Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope | |
Inlay |
dot fret markers | |
Pickguard |
none |
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Dimensions | Upper Bout | 10-1/4" |
Lower Bout | 15-1/4" | |
Body at endpin | ||
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