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Knutsen Harp Guitar
Chris Knutsen's wife, Anna, holds this instrument in the first of the
family photo shoots, so it's one of the oldest confirmed Symphony models.
It has a solid headstock, and has a slight "kink" in the bass arm. Was
this a remnant of the sharp bend in the previous guitar (HGT31)?
Interesting that both slotted and solid headstocks were both done on the
earliest Symphony models.
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(images copyright Jeanette Detlor)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGT28 |
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Category |
Tacoma Harp Guitars (Port Townsend built) |
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Body Style |
"Symphony" |
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Current or last known owner |
Anna Knutsen |
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Year (approx) |
1898-1899 | |
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Label |
unknown |
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Courses / Strings |
11 course: 6 strings on neck, 5 bass |
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Frets |
straight | |
| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | unknown | |
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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 |
hard to identify |
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Back |
unknown | |
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Fingerboard |
hard to identify | |
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Headstock(s) |
bass: ivoroid? | |
| Soundhole | hard to identify | |
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Inlay |
fancy fret markers | |
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Pickguard |
none |
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