Knutsen Harp Guitar
Another fantastic vintage photo, with a third
12-strings-on-neck harp guitar!
R. G. Holldorff's Royal Hawaiian Serenaders. It looks like "Dec 22" then
something else. 1922? Or the 22nd of December in an unknown year?
Unfortunately, the harp guitarist was not holding still, so the Knutsen is a bit
blurred. Otherwise, we might have been able to read the label!
Fancy inlays and a rare, inlaid pickguard.
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(images by Gregg Miner, copyright and
courtesy Don Stewart)
Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGS70 |
|
Category |
Seattle Harp Guitars |
|
Body Style |
"Double Point" |
|
Current or last known owner |
unknown player |
|
Year (approx) |
1913-1914 |
|
Label |
unknown |
|
Courses / Strings |
11-course: 12 strings on neck, 5 bass | |
Frets |
straight |
|
Scale length | unknown | |
Neck Joint | unknown | |
Woods |
Top |
black |
Back & Sides |
unknown | |
Neck |
unknown | |
Fingerboard |
unknown |
|
Bridge |
unknown | |
Headstock veneer | unknown | |
Binding, trim |
Top |
ivoroid? |
Back |
unknown | |
Fingerboard |
bound? | |
Headstock(s) |
none | |
Soundhole | difficult to identify | |
Inlay |
fancy fret markers | |
Pickguard |
black? with inlay |
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