Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
A nice fancy model with rope binding everywhere except the headstock. Someone decided to just stick with six strings, as the sub-bass bracket and super-treble pins were removed. Anyone want to guess as to the back and sides? Fancy mahogany?
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Ben Levin, remainder copyright Stephen Lucas)
Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HHW20 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"'Weissenborn-shaped' Harp Hawaiian" |
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Current or last known owner |
Stephen Lucas |
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Year (approx) |
1920-1927 or 1928. Possibly earlier (back to 1914?) |
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Label Code |
LA9 | |
Courses / Strings |
12 course: 6 strings on neck, 2 bass, 4 treble |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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Scale length | unknown | |
Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins between the first and second fret. | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
Back & Sides |
unknown |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
mahogany? |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
Back |
rope |
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Fingerboard |
rope |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope |
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Inlay |
fancy fret markers |
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Pickguard |
unknown, with fancy inlays |
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Dimensions | Upper Bout | |
Lower Bout | ||
Body at endpin | ||
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