Knutsen Harp Hawaiian Guitar
This is the instrument from Track 1 of Tone Poems III.
The original bass arm extension was missing, so zither pins were installed in
the side of the neck.
See the Tone Poems booklet for additional pictures and information, and a
wonderful recorded performance on a Knutsen!
Click on picture to
enlarge
(left image copyright and courtesy of Craig
Miller, Acoustic Disc, right image Andy Roth)
Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HHW4 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"'Weissenborn-shaped' Harp Hawaiian" |
|
Current or last known owner |
Bob Brozman |
|
Year (approx) |
1920-1927 or 1928. Possibly earlier (back to 1914?) | |
Label |
In an earlier photo, I spotted the remnants of a Temple St. label | |
Label Code | LA8 | |
Courses / Strings |
12 course: 6 strings on neck, 2 bass, 4 treble |
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Frets |
inlaid wood |
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Scale length | unknown | |
Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins at the second fret | |
Woods |
Top |
spruce |
Back & Sides |
unknown | |
Neck |
fir | |
Fingerboard |
unknown | |
Bridge |
unknown | |
Headstock veneer |
none | |
Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
Back |
rope | |
Fingerboard |
inlaid single wood stripes | |
Headstock(s) |
none | |
Soundhole |
rope, wood |
|
Inlay |
fancy tan celluloid fret markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
|
Dimensions | Upper Bout | unknown |
Lower Bout | unknown | |
Body at endpin | unknown | |
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