Knutsen Harp Mandolin
I'd have to say that this fellow is as nice as my black-top,
and about as fancy. The curving bridge is spectacular (so much so, that I have
to wonder if Knutsen made it).
What's extremely unusual is that it appears to have a normal neck heel - Knutsen
never used heels on ANY instruments after 1900. How and why did he do it?!
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HM9 |
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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 |
Vintage Instruments |
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Year (approx) |
1910-1914 |
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Label |
"C. Knutsen, Sole Patentee" in blue bordered rectangle |
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Label Code | SE5 | |
Courses / Strings |
8 courses: 8 strings on neck, 4 bass |
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Scale length |
unknown |
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Woods |
Top |
spruce |
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 |
multi-colored strips of celluloid and/or wood |
Back |
ivoroid |
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Fingerboard |
ivoroid |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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Soundhole |
wood rings |
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Inlay |
fancy pearl fret markers, fancy pearl shapes in headstock |
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Pickguard |
pearl closed-wing butterfly inlaid in ? |
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Comments |
instrument currently available from Vintage Instruments |
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