Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HW19 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Weissenborn-shaped" |
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Current or last known owner |
William Peter Pester |
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Year (approx) |
pre-1917 |
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Label |
unknown | |
Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
unknown |
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Scale length | unknown | |
Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins at about the first fret | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce? |
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 |
ivoroid? |
Back |
ivoroid? |
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Fingerboard |
ivoroid? |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
unknown |
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Inlay |
fancy fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Dimensions | Upper Bout | unknown |
Lower Bout | unknown | |
Body at endpin | unknown | |
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