Knutsen Harp Ukulele    

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

HU2

                 Category

Harp Ukuleles

                 Body Style

"Standard"

                 Current or last known owner

Dan Most

                 Year (approx)

1914-1920s

                 Label

half "New Hawaiian Family" label, white

                 Label Code LA4

                 Courses / Strings

4 strings

                 Scale length

unknown

Woods

Top

koa

Back & Sides

koa

Neck

koa

Fingerboard

koa

Bridge

unknown

Headstock veneer

none

Binding, trim

Top

none

Back

none

Fingerboard

none

Headstock(s)

none

Soundhole

rope, wood

                 Inlay

pearl dot fret markers

                 Pickguard

none

                 Comments

instrument pictured in Noe/Most, p.115

 

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