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Knutsen Harp Guitar
Note that Knutsen now switches to a permanently solid
headstock with geared tuners, circa 1900.
Additional photos and information can be found in From Harp
Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
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Click on right
picture to enlarge
(left image copyright Tom Noe, right image copyright Kerry Char)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGT3 |
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Category |
Tacoma Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Symphony" |
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Current or last known owner |
Dan Most Estate |
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Year (approx) |
1901-1902 |
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Label |
misspelled "C. NUTSEN, Sole Patentee of the Symphony Harp-Guitar" |
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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 |
slanted |
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| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | unknown | |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
walnut |
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Bridge |
walnut |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
multi-colored wood |
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Back |
maple |
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Fingerboard |
multi-colored wood |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | 3 rings (2 multi-colored) | |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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Comments |
(Noe/Most, p.28) | |
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