Knutsen Harp Mandolin
This is Knutsen's rarer "Lower Bass Point" harp
mandolin. Dan Most speculated in the book that this was the first version
of the harp mandolin - the point then moving to the treble side. I've found no
evidence to support this, and judging by labels and Knutsen's creative habits, I
suspect all the mandolin designs were tried in rapid succession, overlapping
through the years.
Additional photos and information can be found in From Harp
Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
(image copyright Tom Noe)
Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HM4 |
|
Category |
Harp Mandolins |
|
Body Style |
"Lower Bass Point" |
|
Current or last known owner |
Dan Most |
|
Year (approx) |
1910-1913 |
|
Label |
"C. Knutsen, Sole Patentee of the" |
|
Label Code | SE4 | |
Courses / Strings |
4 courses: 8 strings on neck |
|
Scale length |
unknown |
|
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
Back & Sides |
bird's eye maple |
|
Neck |
Douglas fir |
|
Fingerboard |
mahogany |
|
Bridge |
bone |
|
Headstock veneer |
mahogany |
|
Binding, trim |
Top |
rope, black celluloid? |
Back |
black celluloid? |
|
Fingerboard |
ivoroid |
|
Headstock(s) |
none |
|
Soundhole |
rope, wood |
|
Inlay |
Fancy pearl fret markers |
|
Pickguard |
Black ? With pearl star |
|
Comments |
instrument pictured in Noe/Most book, p.63 |
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