Guitar
Trade Name
Harwood
(trade name of J. W. Jenkins Sons)
Manufacturer
J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Company
Date1906 ca.
Place MadeKansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
ModelStandard size, possibly No. 1 3/4
Serial No.24061
SignedEngraved on ivory celluloid strip behind 16th fret: HARWOODBranded in oval on back of head and on back graft: HARWOOD / NEW-YORK
Triangle-shaped brand on neck block: GENUINE / HARWOOD / REGISTERED / [inside inner triangle] TRADE MARK
MarkingsStamped into top of head: 24061
DescriptionStringing: six steel strings
Soundboard: two-piece spruce, medium grain
Back: two-piece rosewood; center strip comprised of angled strips of hardwood, red-dyed hardwood, black-dyed hardwood, and brown hardwood of unequal width surrounded on each side by light hardwood and red-dyed hardwood strips, then alternating blocks of angled light and dark hardwood and light hardwood strips
Sides: two-piece rosewood; rosewood end graft, wider at top, surrounded on each side by light hardwood strips enclosing alternating, angled pieces of light hardwood, red-dyed hardwood, green-dyed hardwood, and brown hardwood strips of unequal widths
Head: mahogany veneered with rosewood; integral with neck; slotted; ebony strap button on back of head
Neck: mahogany; integral with head; slightly V-shaped neck profile; sides of heel concave
Heel cap: ebony; set in from back
Binding: ivoroid; trim comprised of angled strips of hardwood, red-dyed hardwood, black-dyed hardwood, and brown hardwood of unequal width surrounded on each side by light hardwood and red-dyed hardwood strips, then alternating blocks of angled light and dark hardwood and light hardwood strips on top; light hardwood and dark hardwood strip trim on back and sides
Fingerboard: ebony; 18 steel T-frets; mother-of-pearl bow tie inlay behind 3rd fret; mother-of-pearl snowflake inlay behind 5th fret, mother-of-pearl decorative inlay behind 7th fret; three pieces of mother-of-pearl decorative inlay behind 9th fret; two mother-of-pearl dots behind 12th fret; single mother-of-pearl dot behind 14th fret; ivory celluloid strip engraved "HARWOOD" behind 18th fret
Nut: bone
Bridge: ebony with bone saddle
Bridge pins: ivoroid with abalone eyes
Tuners: two sets of worm-gear tuners with nickel-plated steel plates with rolled fleur-de-lys decoration, brass rollers, and ivoroid heads
Endpin: ebony with mother-of-pearl eye
Rosette: angled strips of hardwood, red-dyed hardwood, black-dyed hardwood, and brown hardwood of unequal width surrounded on each side by light hardwood and red-dyed hardwood strips, then alternating blocks of angled light and dark hardwood and light hardwood strips; surrounded on each side with rings comprised of alternating blocks of light and dark hardwood surrounded on each side by light and dark hardwood strips, with space between each, all set in from edge of soundhole
Pick guard: none
Finish: orange with cracquelure on top; clear with craquelure on rest of guitar
Linings: kerfed mahogany
Neck block: mahogany with beveled corners
End block: mahogany with beveled corners
Top braces: four mahogany ladder braces with tapered ends, above soundhole, the one directly below soundhole; one in front of bridge plate, and one behind bridge plate; angled mahogany grafts on each side of soundhole; mahogany bridge plate extends to edges; low mahogany vertical brace with tapered ends between brace below soundhole and brace above bridge plate
Back braces: four mahogany with tapered ends; mahogany graft
Other: Mahogany grafts on inside of sides running perpendicular to plane of back; circular saw marks visible on inside
DimensionsTotal guitar length: 928 mm (36-7/32″)
Back length: 459 mm (18-1/16″)
Upper bout width: 219 mm (8-5/8)
Waist width: 177 mm (6-31/32″)
Lower bout width: 307 mm (12-3/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 82 mm (3-7/32″)
Rib height, at waist: 88 mm (3-15/32″)
Rib height, at end block: 93 mm (3-21/32″)
Head length: 157 mm (6-3/16″)
Head width, top: 68 mm (2-11/16″)
Head width, bottom: 59 mm (2-5/16″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 310 mm (12-3/16)
Neck width, nut: 46 mm (1-13/16)
Neck width, heel: 55 mm (2-5/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 89 mm (3-1/2″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 622 mm (24-1/2″)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Jenkins, in memory of Robert Jenkins, 2024
Object number15802
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