Knutsen Harp Guitar
This was perhaps the first Knutsen harp guitar I ever saw - in 1980, hanging in McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. One day, a customer knocked it off the wall, causing substantial damage. I thought it was long gone, but it has been hanging up for years in the repair shop. The neck, which the arm is seeming to pull way off center, is apparently in its original position.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGT22 |
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Category |
Tacoma Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Evolving Symphony" |
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Current or last known owner |
McCabe's Guitar Shop |
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Year (approx) |
1902-1904 |
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Label |
TA3 |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass | |
Frets |
slanted |
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Scale length | unknown | |
Neck Joint | no heel | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
Back & Sides |
mahogany | |
Neck |
mahogany | |
Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
mahogany | |
Headstock veneer | none | |
Binding, trim |
Top |
none |
Back |
none | |
Fingerboard |
none | |
Headstock(s) |
none | |
Soundhole | 3 rings, 1 multi-colored | |
Inlay |
4 dot fret markers | |
Pickguard |
none |
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