Knutsen Convertible Hawaiian Guitar
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HCW12 |
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Category |
Convertible Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Weissenborn-shaped" |
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Current or last known owner |
Peter Blecha |
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Year (approx) |
c. 1909 |
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Label |
"Patent Applied For" |
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Label Code | SE3 | |
Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
raised brass? |
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Scale length | 25-1/2" | |
Neck Joint | convertible bracket | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
rosewood? |
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Bridge |
mahogany |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
none |
Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
3 narrow black rings surround wider blond ring |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Dimensions | Upper Bout | 10 1/8" |
Lower Bout | 15-1/16" | |
Body at endpin | ||
Comments |
Interior cross-bracing & taped seams; bridge uses fret wire; tail-pin = old black wood w/ amber dot; black nut; 2 inlaid green lines frame a mahogany wedge strip at butt/ tail-pin area. |
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