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Knutsen Harp Guitar
Another 9-course Knutsen undergoing restoration. The original carved bridge (an Otto Anderson feature) was replaced with a crude 6-string bridge. Once that gets re-created, this will be a rather nice specimen.
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("Before" images copyright Kerry Char. "After" images copyright Hartenberger Collection)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HGP22 |
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Category |
Port Townsend Harp Guitars |
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Body Style |
"1898 patent" |
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Current or last known owner |
Hartenberger World Music Collection of Historical Instruments |
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Year (approx) |
1897-1898 |
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Label |
PT3 |
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Courses / Strings |
9 course: 6 strings on neck, 3 bass |
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Frets |
straight |
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| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | heel | |
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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 |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
ivoroid and herringbone |
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Back |
none |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none. backstrip of wood on neck. |
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| Soundhole | 3 rings (1 herringbone) | |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl inlays |
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Pickguard |
none |
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