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Knutsen Harp Hawaiian Guitar
Additional photos and information can be found in From Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by Noe & Most.
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(image copyright Tom Noe)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HHW3 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"'Weissenborn-shaped' Harp Hawaiian" |
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Current or last known owner |
Tom Noe |
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Year (approx) |
1915 |
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Label |
Knutsen signature label |
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| Label Code | ? | |
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Courses / Strings |
8 course: 6 strings on neck, 2 bass |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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| Scale length | 25" | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins between nut and first fret | |
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Woods |
Top |
mahogany |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
unknown |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
unknown |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
inlaid double wood stripes |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
rope, wood |
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Inlay |
dot fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | unknown |
| Lower Bout | unknown | |
| Body at endpin | unknown | |
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Comments |
Instrument pictured in Noe/Most, p.106-107 |
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