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Knutsen "Pineapple" Hawaiian Guitar
A second example of the rare form dubbed the "pineapple-shaped" Hawaiian! It looks very much like the other (HP1), and has the same label. The inlays on the fingerboard are different, and probably the woods. This one currently has some awful overspray over a poor back seam repair (giving the "sunburst" appearance). The top looks a lot like koa, except for those dark streaks, which identify it as (most likely) red gum or "sweet gum."
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(images copyright Gregg Miner)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HP2 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Pineapple-shaped" |
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Current or last known owner |
Folk Music Center, Claremont, CA / Ben Harper |
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Year (approx) |
1914-1920s | |
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Label |
full "New Hawaiian Family" label, white |
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| Label Code | LA1 | |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
inlaid wood | |
| Scale length | 24-7/8" | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins at third fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
red gum |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
koa |
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Bridge |
mahogany |
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| Headstock veneer | none | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
rope stripes |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | rope | |
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Inlay |
celluloid dot markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | n/a |
| Lower Bout | 14-1/2" at widest point | |
| Body at endpin | 3-3/4" | |
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