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Knutsen Harp Guitar
The "short-arm" harp guitars are certainly cute,
but I'm surprised Knutsen used bass strings on this design - the basses are so
much shorter than the regular strings.
Additional photos and information can be found in From
Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
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(image copyright Tom Noe)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGS10 |
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Category |
Seattle Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Lower Bass Point, Short Arm" |
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Current or last known owner |
Dan Most Estate |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1913 |
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Label |
"C. Knutsen, Sole Patentee of the 11-string harp guitar" |
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| Label Code | SE2 | |
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Courses / Strings |
9 course: 6 strings on neck, 3 bass | |
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Frets |
straight | |
| Scale length | 24-7/8" | |
| Neck Joint | no heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
black-painted spruce |
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Back & Sides |
curly maple | |
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Neck |
unknown | |
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Fingerboard |
mahogany |
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Bridge |
mahogany | |
| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
wood |
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Back |
none | |
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Fingerboard |
ivoroid | |
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Headstock(s) |
none | |
| Soundhole | rope | |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers | |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
(Noe/Most, p.79) | |
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