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Knutsen Harp Guitar
This nine-string instrument is
pictured in ads Knutsen ran in local newspapers in January and February of 1898, so
we can assume it was made prior to that.
It looks like the bass arm extension is similar to the 1898 patent drawing -
with a more slender appendage and nut for the three, rather than five, bass
strings.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGP12 |
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Category |
Port Townsend Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"1898 patent" |
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Current or last known owner |
Knutsen |
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Year (approx) |
1897-1898 |
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Label |
unknown |
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Courses / Strings |
9 course: 6 strings on neck, 3 bass |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | unknown | |
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Woods |
Top |
unknown |
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Back & Sides |
unknown | |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
unknown |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Headstock(s) |
unknown |
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| Soundhole | looks like 3 rings | |
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Inlay |
fancy fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
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