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| Click on picture to
enlarge (image copyright and courtesy Ron Middlebrook/Centerstream Publishing & Robert C. Hartman) |
Size comparison with my standard Symphony harp guitar, which is 15-1/2" wide and has a 25-1/2" scale length. |
Knutsen Harp Guitar
This instrument appears in both Larson Bros. books by Robert
C. Hartman.
Though scale length isn't known, it seems to be another "parlor-size"
instrument, with a 19" or so scale length.
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| Click on picture to
enlarge (image copyright and courtesy Ron Middlebrook/Centerstream Publishing & Robert C. Hartman) |
Size comparison with my standard Symphony harp guitar, which is 15-1/2" wide and has a 25-1/2" scale length. |
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGS12 |
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Category |
Seattle Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Lower Bass Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
unknown |
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Year (approx) |
1911-1912 |
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Label |
"C. Knutsen, Sole Patentee of the 11-string harp guitar" |
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| Label Code | SE2 | |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | Probably around 19" | |
| Neck Joint | no heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
unknown |
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Back & Sides |
unknown | |
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Neck |
unknown | |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown | |
| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
multi-colored wood |
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Back |
none | |
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Fingerboard |
none | |
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Headstock(s) |
none | |
| Soundhole | 2 rings (1 multi-colored) | |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers | |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
("The Larsons' Creations", p.90) | |
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