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Knutsen "Pineapple" Hawaiian Guitar
This amazing pineapple marks the fifth one now known! It looks like the top is made of a similar wood as the back of the previous HP4 - some sort of furniture grade burl mahogany. Perhaps looking at the insides of the top and back can provide some clues to you wood experts. Note the laughably crude bridge plate, a Knutsen trademark.
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(images copyright Michael Ferrucci)
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Knutsen Archives Inventory Number |
HP5 |
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Category |
Hollow Neck Hawaiian Guitars |
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Body Style |
"Pineapple-shaped" |
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Current or last known owner |
Michael Ferrucci |
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Year (approx) |
1914-1920s | |
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Label |
full "New Hawaiian Family" label, yellow |
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| Label Code | LA2 | |
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Courses / Strings |
6 strings |
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Frets |
inlaid wood | |
| Scale length | unknown | |
| Neck Joint | hollow, square, taper begins at about the fourth fret | |
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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 |
mahogany? |
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| Headstock veneer | unknown | |
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Binding, trim |
Top |
rope |
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Back |
unknown |
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Fingerboard |
none |
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Headstock(s) |
none |
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| Soundhole | rope | |
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Inlay |
dot markers |
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Pickguard |
none |
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| Dimensions | Upper Bout | |
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