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Knutsen Harp Guitar
I’d waited two years to get photos of Joe Giacoio’s Knutsen for The Archives. Finally, I saw (and played) it when he brought it to the first annual Harp Guitar Gathering. Four years later, he sold it through Harp Guitar Music and I took these photos. A great playing and sounding guitar that held its own with the Larson instruments.
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(right image copyright Nicole Hobbs,
others Gregg Miner)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGT24 |
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Category |
Tacoma Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Symphony" |
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Current or last known owner |
Stringed Instrument Division > Joe Giacoio > Steve Sjuggerud |
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Year (approx) |
1898-1900 |
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Label |
none |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass |
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Frets |
slanted | |
| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | unknown | |
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Woods |
Top |
Adirondack spruce (per Mandolin Brothers' appraisal) |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany | |
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Neck |
Spanish cedar |
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Fingerboard |
unknown | |
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Bridge |
stained pearwood | |
| Headstock veneer | none (bass headstock: mahogany) | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
multi-colored wood, ivoroid |
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Back |
none | |
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Fingerboard |
none | |
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Headstock(s) |
none | |
| Soundhole | brown & blonde purfling | |
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Inlay |
pearl dot fret markers | |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
Sold by Stringed Instrument Division Dec, 1999. Re-fretted. | |
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