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Knutsen Harp Ukulele
This instrument has a very intriguing label by Ernest Kaai of Honolulu, indicating
that Knutsen had a distribution arrangement in Hawaii!
According to Jim Beloff's The Ukulele, Ernest Kaai was
"Hawaii's greatest ukulele player", but also "a songwriter,
arranger, singer, concert promoter, music teacher, and all-around
impresario."
Chuck Fayne, uke expert, and the instrument's previous owner
states, "the only label of his I have ever seen other than on the ukes he sold as
his. I'm pretty sure he didn't make ukes, just distributed them in his name."
Somewhere else I learned that he distributed his ukes from 1915 to 1930, which
makes this instrument pretty hard to date.
This particular harp uke has the most adorably delicate little harp arm.
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HU7 |
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Category |
Harp Ukuleles |
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Body Style |
"Standard" |
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Current or last known owner |
Jonathan Kellerman |
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Year (approx) |
1909-1930 |
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Label |
"E(RNEST KAAI DEALER) UKULELE, HONOLULU, HAWAII |
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Courses / Strings |
4 strings |
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Scale length |
unknown |
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Woods |
Top |
koa |
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Back & Sides |
koa |
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Neck |
koa |
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Fingerboard |
koa |
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Bridge |
replaced |
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Headstock veneer |
none |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
none |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
wood |
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Inlay |
two nails for "dot markers"! |
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Pickguard |
none |
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