Knutsen Harp Mandolin
This mandolin may be the one missing from Bob Brozman's
double-instrument Knutsen case!
It is pictured in the postcard found in the case (see harp guitar HGS31).
It appears to have an unusually-shaped pickguard.
Click on a
picture to enlarge
(images copyright and courtesy Bob
Brozman)
Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HM17 |
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Category |
Harp Mandolins |
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Body Style |
"Lower Treble Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
unknown musician |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1914 |
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Label |
unknown |
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Courses / Strings |
4 courses: 8 strings |
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Scale length |
unknown |
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Woods |
Top |
unknown |
Back & Sides |
unknown |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
hard to identify |
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Headstock(s) |
unknown |
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Soundhole |
hard to identify |
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Inlay |
hard to identify |
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Pickguard |
unknown, but unusual shape |
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