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Knutsen Harp Guitar
A fairly fancy specimen of this mid-period Seattle model. Note that the bass headstock is not as vertical as the other "1c" forms. Knutsen pickguards on harp guitars are non-standard and quite rare - this one may or may not be original. The added neck heel is certainly not original.
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(images copyright and courtesy Colin McCubbin)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGS52 |
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Category |
Seattle Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Lower Bass Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
Alex Varty > Evan Plommer |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1912 |
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| Label | none | |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | 24-1/2 | |
| Neck Joint | added heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown on main, walnut on bass? | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
"spread out" rope purfling, ivoroid? |
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Back |
none | |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | 3 rings (1 "spread out" rope purfling, 1 "half-herringbone) | |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers on fb and headstock |
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Pickguard |
original or added? |
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