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Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW25 |
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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 |
Dale Hale > Intermountain Guitar & Banjo |
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Year (approx) |
1914-1920s |
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Label |
full "New Hawaiian Family" label, yellow | |
| Label Code | LA2 | |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | 24-3/4" | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins around the fifth fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
koa (back: koa or red gum?) | |
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Neck |
koa |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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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 |
pearl dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none | |
| Dimensions | Upper Bout | 9-3/4" |
| Lower Bout | 15" | |
| Body at endpin | 3-1/2" | |
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