First Squareneck

Mats Karlsson · Post by **Mats Karlsson** » 27 Oct 1999 12:18 pm

Hey there
I´m a steelplayer from sweden with a question for you. Who built the first squreneck and when? Was it Weissenborn or....? Happy for your help.
Aloha / Gaffa

mikey · Post by **mikey** » 28 Oct 1999 8:54 pm

oldest I've seen was a Hilo Hawaiian....but I think Weis made those,
Aloha,
Mike

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 29 Oct 1999 8:39 am

I can't say for sure, but it appears as if the Weissenborn guitars in the early 1920's were one of the first squareneck guitars. There's a new book coming out soon devoted to the Weissenborn style guitars; perhaps that will have an answer to this question.

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Ian McLatchie · Post by **Ian McLatchie** » 31 Oct 1999 5:53 pm

I've got a Chris Knutsen hollow-neck Hawaiian which Knutsen authority Dan Most says likely dates from 1914 or 1915. To the best of my knowledge, Knutsen clearly pre-dates Weissenborn for this style of instrument.

mikey · Post by **mikey** » 31 Oct 1999 6:59 pm

Wow, Thats weird, I always thought Knutson worked for and learned to build guitars from Herman Weissenborn....learn something new every day,
Mike