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Knutsen Harp Mandolin
Similar to HM13 & HM20. Unusual for Knutsen, the pickguard is the exact same shape. The body is again essentially identical except for the headstock. What's amazing is that it is this third similar model has the exact same cut label, with "sole" and "of the" again scribbled out !
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HM18 |
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Category |
Harp Mandolins |
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Body Style |
"Guitar-shaped, Lower Bass Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
anonymous |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1913 |
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Label |
"C. KNUTSEN, Sole Patentee of the..." (cut label, "sole" & "of the" scribbled out!) |
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| Label Code | SE4 | |
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Courses / Strings |
4 courses: 8 strings on neck |
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Scale length |
unknown |
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Woods |
Top |
unknown |
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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 |
multi-colored wood purfling, ivoroid |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
ivoroid |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
multi-colored wood purfling |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
black plastic? |
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