Knutsen Harp Guitar    

This is a beautiful, short-scale Knutsen with very colorful rope binding.

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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number

HGS61

                 Category

Seattle Harp Guitars

                 Body Style

"Lower Bass Point"

                 Current or last known owner

Intermountain Guitar & Banjo

              Year (approx)

1911-1913

                 Label Code

SE2

                 Courses / Strings

11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass

               Frets

straight

                 Scale length 20"
                 Neck Joint no heel

Woods

Top

spruce

Back & Sides

mahogany

Neck

unknown

Fingerboard

unknown

Bridge

unknown
Headstock veneer unknown

Binding, trim

Top

multi-colored rope

Back

none

Fingerboard

none

Headstock(s)

none
Soundhole multi-colored rope

                 Inlay

4 dot fret markers

                 Pickguard

none

                 Comments

 

 

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