Knutsen Hawaiian Guitar   

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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number

HW6

                 Category

Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars

                 Body Style

"Weissenborn-shaped"

                 Current or last known owner

Jonathan Kellerman

                 Year (approx)

?

                 Label

none

                 Courses / Strings

6 strings

                 Frets

inlaid wood

                 Scale length 24-7/8"
                 Neck Joint hollow, square, taper begins between nut and first fret

Woods

Top

spruce with mahogany inlays

Back & Sides

mahogany

Neck

fir

Fingerboard

dyed mahogany

Bridge

koa or mahogany

Headstock veneer

none

Binding, trim

Top

rope

Back

none

Fingerboard

inlaid double wood stripes

Headstock(s)

none

Soundhole

rope, assorted wood

                 Inlay

pearl dot fret markers

                 Pickguard

mahogany

Dimensions Upper Bout 9-3/4"
Lower Bout 14-3/4"
Body at endpin 3-3/4"

                 Comments

 

 

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