Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar

This photo was provided by Ben Elder.
It was taken in Claremont, California at the Folk Music Center by New Zealander Janek Croydon.

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(image copyright Janek Croydon)

Knutsen Archives Inventory Number

HW22

                 Category

Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars

                 Body Style

"Weissenborn-shaped"

                 Current or last known owner

unknown

                 Year (approx)

?

                 Label

unknown

                 Courses / Strings

6 strings

                 Frets

difficult to determine

                 Scale length unknown
                 Neck Joint hollow, square, taper begins around the third fret

Woods

Top

unknown

Back & Sides

unknown

Neck

unknown

Fingerboard

unknown

Bridge

unknown

Headstock veneer

unknown

Binding, trim

Top

solid, light colored ?

Back

unknown

Fingerboard

difficult to determine

Headstock(s)

unknown

Soundhole

rope

                 Inlay

difficult to determine

                 Pickguard

none
Dimensions Upper Bout  
Lower Bout  
Body at endpin  

                 Comments

 

 

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