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carler6
Feb-14-2005, 10:36pm
after a 2 year lag in my promise to my dad to learn to play the mando if he gave me his I've taken it up, as a long time lurker of the boards I'm coming foward with pics and the hopes of learning to play this thing
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its number 139 and although I can't remember my dad bringing it home brand new I can remember him playing Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms alot when i was a kid
Steve Cantrell
Feb-14-2005, 10:43pm
Cool mando carler. good luck to you.
Brian Aldridge
Feb-14-2005, 11:10pm
Unicorns are really great mandolins. I used to own #142. What year is that, 1981?
carler6
Feb-15-2005, 11:03am
Unicorns are really great mandolins. I used to own #142. What year is that, 1981?
yeah its a 81, hard to believe it turns 25 next year!!
f5joe
Feb-15-2005, 12:55pm
I always liked the few of these I've played. Nice!
nobleheart
Feb-15-2005, 10:21pm
Did these evolve into Phoenix?
evanreilly
Feb-15-2005, 10:26pm
Rolfe Gerhardt says that it is probably 1979, maybe 1980. Number 149 was the last, made in 1980. Cost $440.00 way back then....
And yes, the Phoenix mandolins are the current offerings from Rolfe Gerhardt, who built the Unicorns. He is up to probably number 360 - 370 by now.
carler6
Feb-15-2005, 10:36pm
after a little double checking (aka I looked instead of guessing) it is a 1980
lesson #2 tomorrow night!!!!!
Brian Aldridge
Feb-15-2005, 11:24pm
oops.... mine was #148, the last Master Unicorn Rolfe ever made. 1982. Wish I still had it.
Phil Jolly
Feb-16-2005, 12:27am
beautiful way to start. congrats on startin the mando.
Gibsonman
Feb-16-2005, 9:41am
Nice mandolin Carler, How do you like the lessons so far? Just stick with it, and make your daddy PROUD.
evanreilly
Feb-16-2005, 8:06pm
BA:
Rolfe says if you got the master Model in 1982, it was made by Dave Sinko. Rolfe made his last Unicorn in 1980. Dave Sinko continued manufacturing them after he acquired the company from Rolfe.
I've a Sinko F5; it's a wonderful mandolin. Unicorns are very scarce on the used market; I've seen maybe two for sale in the last ten years. I guess the owners are well pleased with them.