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Knutsen Harp Guitar
This is an extremely unusual "petite" Symphony harp guitar that is only 13-5/8" wide! Note how the full 18-course bridge spans the whole body. Scale length is short also - 23-1/4". Most unusual is the strangely offset soundhole. This is one of the fanciest specimens known - and one of only three with multi-colored purfling trim around the fingerboard. It is also unusual in having cherry back and sides.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGT26 |
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Category |
Tacoma Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Symphony" |
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Current or last known owner |
Jeff Doctorow |
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Year (approx) |
1901-1902 |
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Label Code |
TA3 |
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Courses / Strings |
18 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass, 7 treble |
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Frets |
straight | |
| Scale length | 23-1/4" | |
| Neck Joint | no heel | |
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Woods |
Top |
cedar |
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Back & Sides |
stained cherry | |
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Neck |
cedar |
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Fingerboard |
walnut | |
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Bridge |
walnut | |
| Headstock veneer | none | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
multi-colored wood, ivoroid |
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Back |
ivoroid | |
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Fingerboard |
multi-colored wood | |
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Headstock(s) |
none | |
| Soundhole | 3 wood rings (1 multi-colored) | |
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Inlay |
fancy fret markers | |
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Pickguard |
none |
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