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Knutsen Harp Mandolin
Here is a very fancy specimen with a great pickguard inlay.
Unfortunately, it is heavily damaged. Note Knutsen's famous glued butt joint for
the neck.
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on picture to enlarge
(images from eBay)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HM23 |
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Category |
Harp Mandolins |
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Body Style |
"Guitar-shaped, Lower Bass Point" |
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Current or last known owner |
Intermountain Guitar & Banjo |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1914 |
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Label |
none |
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Courses / Strings |
4 courses, 8 strings on neck |
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Scale length |
unknown |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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Back & Sides |
mahogany |
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Neck |
mahogany |
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Fingerboard |
unknown |
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Bridge |
missing |
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Headstock veneer |
unknown |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
multi-colored herringbone purfling, ivoroid |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
ivoroid |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
multi-colored herringbone purfling, ivoroid |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers and headstock inlay |
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Pickguard |
celluloid or tortoiseshell with fancy inlay |
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